Gavin Wright

economic historian
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Gavin Wright

Summary

Gavin Wright is a human[1]. He was born on +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as an economist[3], historian[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Gavin Wright was born on +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Gavin Wright held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Gavin Wright worked as an economist[3].
  • Gavin Wright's professions included historian[4].
  • Gavin Wright's professions included academic[5].
  • Gavin Wright worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Gavin Wright's field of work was economics[9].
  • Gavin Wright's field of work was economic history[10].
  • Among Gavin Wright's employers was Stanford University[11].
  • Among Gavin Wright's employers was University of Michigan[12].
  • Gavin Wright was educated at Yale University[13].
  • Gavin Wright's doctoral advisor was William N. Parker[14].
  • Gavin Wright's doctoral advisor was Marc Nerlove[15].
  • Gavin Wright received the Guggenheim Fellowship[16].
  • Gavin Wright is recorded as male[17].
  • Gavin Wright's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Gavin Wright supervised Robert A. Blecker as a doctoral student[19].
  • Gavin Wright supervised Warren C. Whatley as a doctoral student[20].
  • Gavin Wright supervised Bradford L Barham as a doctoral student[21].
  • Gavin Wright supervised Joshua L Rosenbloom as a doctoral student[22].
  • Gavin Wright supervised Philip Mirowski as a doctoral student[23].
  • Gavin Wright supervised William Summerhill as a doctoral student[24].
  • Gavin Wright's family name is recorded as Wright[25].
  • Gavin Wright's given name is recorded as Gavin[26].
  • Gavin Wright's official website is recorded as https://profiles.stanford.edu/gavin-wright[27].

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Origins and Family

Gavin Wright was born on +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Gavin Wright's education included a stint at Yale University[13]. Doctoral advisors include William N. Parker[14], an economic historian[28], 1919–2000[29], of United States[30], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[31] and Marc Nerlove[15], an economist[32], 1933–2024[33], of United States[34], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[35], specialised in economics[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist[3], historian[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include economics[9], an academic discipline[37] and economic history[10], an academic discipline[38]. Employers include Stanford University[11], a private university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1885[41], headquartered in Stanford[42] and University of Michigan[12], a public research university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1817[45], headquartered in Ann Arbor[46]. Doctoral students include Robert A. Blecker[19], an economist[47], b. 1956[48], of United States[49]; Warren C. Whatley[20], a university teacher[50]; Bradford L Barham[21], an economist[51], b. 1959[52]; Joshua L Rosenbloom[22], an economist[53], b. 1958[54], specialised in economics[55]; Philip Mirowski[23], an economic historian[56], b. 1951[57], of United States[58], awarded the Ludwik Fleck Prize[59]; and William Summerhill[24], an economic historian[60], specialised in economic history[61].

Recognition

Gavin Wright received the Guggenheim Fellowship[16].

Why It Matters

Gavin Wright ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

What did Gavin Wright do for work?

Gavin Wright worked as economist[3], historian[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Gavin Wright go to school?

Gavin Wright was educated at Yale University[13].

What awards did Gavin Wright receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Wikidata description economic historian
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    National library of israel j9u id 987007334019205171
    Affiliation Stanford University Economics Department
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