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Friedrich Hayek
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Friedrich Hayek

Economist & Political Philosopher

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Friedrich Hayek Austrian-British economist and political philosopher who is the intellectual father of modern libertarianism. His 1944 book "The Road to Serfdom" argued that central planning inevitably leads to tyranny. His ideas deeply influenced Margaret Thatcher, who reportedly slammed the book on a conference table saying "This is what we believe!" Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 1974.

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Austrian-British economist and political philosopher who is the intellectual father of modern libertarianism. His 1944 book "The Road to Serfdom" argued that central planning inevitably leads to tyranny. His ideas deeply influenced Margaret Thatcher, who reportedly slammed the book on a conference table saying "This is what we believe!" Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 1974.

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1890s
1899

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Born in Vienna, Austria

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