Kenneth E. Boulding
K. E. Boulding | |
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| Born | Kenneth Ewart Boulding 18 January 1910 Liverpool, UK |
| Died | 18 March 1993 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | British, American |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
| Known for | Boulding's Hierarchy Kenneth Boulding's evolutionary perspective Spaceship Earth Loss-of-strength gradient |
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| Children | 5, including William Frederick Boulding |
| Awards | John Bates Clark Medal (1949) 33 honorary degrees: 5 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economics Systems theory Evolutionary economics |
| Institutions | University of Edinburgh Colgate University Iowa State University University of Michigan The University of the West Indies University of Colorado at Boulder |
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Kenneth Ewart Boulding (/ˈboʊldɪŋ/; January 18, 1910 – March 18, 1993) was an English-born American economist, educator, peace activist, and interdisciplinary philosopher. Boulding was the author of two citation classics: The Image: Knowledge in Life and Society (1956) and Conflict and Defense: A General Theory (1962). He was co-founder of general systems theory and founder of numerous ongoing intellectual projects in economics and social science. He was married to sociologist Elise M. Boulding.