Kenneth E. Boulding

K. E. Boulding
Born
Kenneth Ewart Boulding

(1910-01-18)18 January 1910
Died18 March 1993(1993-03-18) (aged 83)
NationalityBritish, American
Alma materOxford University
Known forBoulding's Hierarchy
Kenneth Boulding's evolutionary perspective
Spaceship Earth
Loss-of-strength gradient
Spouse(s)Elise M. Boulding (m. 1941; 5 children; William Boulding et al.)
AwardsJohn Bates Clark Medal (1949)
33 honorary degrees[1]: 5 
Scientific career
FieldsEconomics
Systems theory
Evolutionary economics
InstitutionsUniversity of Edinburgh
Colgate University
Iowa State University
University of Michigan
The University of the West Indies
University of Colorado at Boulder

Kenneth Ewart Boulding (/ˈbldɪŋ/; January 18, 1910 – March 18, 1993) was an English-born American economist, educator, peace activist, and interdisciplinary philosopher.[2][3] 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.

  1. ^ Boulding, Kenneth E (1990). Three Faces of Power. Newbury Park: SAGE Publications. ISBN 0-8039-3554-4. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. ^ David Latzko. Kenneth E. Boulding Comments at personal.psu.edu. Accessed 24 April 2009.
  3. ^ Keyfitz, N. "Kenneth Ewart Boulding: January 18, 1910 – March 18, 1993." National Academy of Sciences: Biographical Memoirs at nasonline.org. Accessed 50-05-2017.

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