Richard D. Wolff

American Marxian economist (born 1942)
Person human Q2149289
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Summary

Richard D. Wolff was born on April 1, 1942[1], in Youngstown[2]. He has worked as an economist[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,171 views/month, #6,217 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Harriet Fraad[6]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Ethnic group: Jewish people[8]
  • Field of work: political economics[9], economics and politics[10], Marxism[11], Marxian economics[12]
  • Employer: University of Massachusetts Amherst[13]
  • Educated at: Harvard University[14], Stanford University[15], Yale University[16], University of Massachusetts Amherst[17]
  • Doctoral advisor: William N. Parker[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Doctoral student: Yahya Mete Madra[20]
  • Commons category: Richard D. Wolff[21]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[22]
  • Family name: Wolff[23]
  • Given name: Richard[24], David[25]
  • Official website: https://democracyatwork.info[26], https://rdwolff.com[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[28], French[29], German[30]
  • Commons Creator page: Richard D. Wolff[31]
  • Number of children: 2[32]
  • Social media followers: 153,489[33], 39,976[34], 208,774[35], 232,955[36]

Why It Matters

Richard D. Wolff has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Richard D. Wolff born?

Richard D. Wolff's place of birth was Youngstown[2].

Who was Richard D. Wolff married to?

Richard D. Wolff's spouses include Harriet Fraad[6].

What did Richard D. Wolff do for work?

Richard D. Wolff worked as an economist[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Richard D. Wolff go to school?

Richard D. Wolff was educated at Harvard University[14], Stanford University[15], Yale University[16], and University of Massachusetts Amherst[17].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Personal Authority Wikibase of the Czech Republic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . umass.edu. umass.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . umass.edu. Retrieved . umass.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . umass.edu. Retrieved . umass.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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