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Economics & Business
Lord Robert Skidelsky
Who
Lord Robert Skidelsky · Economics & Business
What
Economist
When
1939, Harbin, Manchuria, China — 2026, United Kingdom
Where
United Kingdom
Biography
Lord Robert Skidelsky is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Economist
How & why
Robert, Lord Skidelsky was a British economic historian and crossbench life peer, best known for his award-winning three-volume biography of John Maynard Keynes, widely regarded as the definitive account. Born in Harbin, Manchuria, to British subjects of Russian origin, he was Jewish on his father's side and Christian on his mother's; his family was interned by Japan during the Second World War.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Economists
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Economist
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Economists
