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Jacob Marschak

American economist (1898-1977) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 79

Jacob Marschak was a Russian and American economist. Affiliated with the Mensheviks in his youth, he had a brief participation in the Russian Revolution, serving as labour minister in the Terek Soviet Republic before emigrating.

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Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics1953
Fellow of the Econometric Society1935
Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Fisher-Schultz Lecture

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In exile he developed a successful scholarly career, first in Germany and later achieving prominence in United States academia.

Country
Germany
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1977 · aged 79