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Isaac Hourwich

American mathematician (1860-1924) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 64

Isaac Aronovich Hourwich was a Jewish-American economist, statistician, lawyer, and political activist. Hourwich is best remembered as a pioneer in the development of labor statistics for the American mining industry and as a prominent public intellectual among the Yiddish-language community in the United States.

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Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1860 to 1924 · aged 64