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Frank Hyneman Knight

American economist
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Born:
November 7, 1885, White Oak township, McLean county, Illinois, U.S.
Died:
April 15, 1972, Chicago, Illinois (aged 86)
Founder:
Chicago school of economics
Notable Works:
“Risk, Uncertainty and Profit”
“The Economic Organisation”
Subjects Of Study:
microeconomics
profit
risk
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Frank Hyneman Knight (born November 7, 1885, White Oak township, McLean county, Illinois, U.S.—died April 15, 1972, Chicago, Illinois) was an American economist who is considered the main founder of the “Chicago school” of economics. Knight was educated at the University of Tennessee and at Cornell University, where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1916. He then taught at the University of Iowa (1919–27) and at the University of Chicago (1927–52), becoming an emeritus professor in 1952. Among his more notable economics students were future Nobel laureates Milton Friedman, George Stigler, and James Buchanan. Knight’s book Risk, Uncertainty and Profit, published ...(100 of 294 words)

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