English economist and philosopher (born 1883)

John Maynard Keynes

John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, was an English economist whose writings are considered the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics, as well as its various offshoots. Originally trained in mathematics, he built on and refined earlier work on the causes of business cycles. His ideas, further developed after his death as New Keynesianism, are seen as foundational to mainstream macroeconomics. He has been referred to as the "father of macroeconomics" and is considered one of the most influential economists of the 20th century.

Born

1883

June 5

Died

1946

Era

1880s

Country

United Kingdom

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1883 Born
1946 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

830 Theodora is crowned Byzantine empress and marries then emperor Theophilos in the Hagia Sophia. She is credited with restoring Christian orthodoxy and icons.
1086 Tutush, brother of Seljuk sultan Malik Shah, defeats Suleiman ibn Qutalmish, the Turkish ruler of Anatolia in the battle of Ain Salm.
1257 Kraków, in Poland, receives city rights.
1284 Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon, destroys the Neapolitan fleet and captures Charles of Salerno.

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The world in 1946

When John departed

april 1 The 8.6 Mw  Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii.
april 1 The Malayan Union is established. Protests from locals led to the establishment of the Federation of Malaya two years later.
april 17 The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria.
april 18 The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Abraham Sarmiento 1950–1977 Jr., Filipino journalist and activist (died 1977) Alifa Rifaat 1930– Egyptian author (died 1996) André Lacroix 1945– Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach Edmund of Langley 1341–1402 1st Duke of York, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1341) Ernest Augustus 1771– King of Hanover (died 1851) Jacques Demy 1931–1990 French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1990) Mary Kay Bergman 1961–1999 American voice actress (died 1999) Nicko McBrain 1952– English drummer and songwriter Ninja 1991– American professional gamer

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1883

Alexander Neill 1883– Scottish educator (died 1973) Anton Webern 1883–1945 Austrian composer and conductor (died 1945) Archibald Wavell 1883–1950 1st Earl Wavell, English field marshal and politician, 43rd Governor-General of India (born 1883) Benito Mussolini 1883–1945 Italian journalist, fascist dictator and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1883) Constance Georgina Adams 1883– South African botanist (died 1968) Enoch L. Johnson 1883–1968 American mob boss (born 1883) Franz Kafka 1883–1924 Czech-Austrian author (died 1924) Ikki Kita 1883– Japanese philosopher and author (died 1937) Ivan Meštrović 1883–1962 Croatian sculptor and architect (died 1962)

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