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Leopold Kohr

Austrian academic (1909-1994) · Austria · Academics · Died at 84

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Leopold Kohr was an economist, jurist and political scientist known both for his opposition to the "cult of bigness" in social organization and as one of those who inspired the Small Is Beautiful movement. For almost twenty years, he was Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the University of Puerto Rico.

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Awards

Right Livelihood Award1983
Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria

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Leopold Kohr was an economist, jurist and political scientist known both for his opposition to the "cult of bigness" in social organization and as one of those who inspired the Small Is Beautiful movement. For almost twenty years, he was Professor of Economics and Public Administration at the University of Puerto Rico. He described himself as a "philosophical anarchist." His most influential work was The Breakdown of Nations. In 1983, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "his early inspiration of the movement for a human scale." Kohr is considered to represent anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist, and anti-utilitarist concepts and ideology. He was also considered a green anarchist. Kohr was a mentor of E. F. Schumacher as well as Ivan Illich.

Country
Austria
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 1994 · aged 84

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