Harry Markowitz
Harry Max Markowitz was an American economist who received the 1989 John von Neumann Theory Prize and the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Chicago
- Educated at
- University of ChicagoCarl Schurz High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel🏆 John von Neumann Theory Prize🏆 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences🏆 Fellow of the Econometric Society
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Milton Friedman🎓 Jacob Marschak
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1927
Born
Birth2023
Died
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