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Author photo. E.F. (Fritz) Schumacher - Photograph by Peter Beckett from cover of Small Is Beautiful

E.F. (Fritz) Schumacher - Photograph by Peter Beckett from cover of Small Is Beautiful

E. F. Schumacher (1911–1977)

Author of Small is Beautiful: A Study of Economics as if People Mattered

Includes the names: E. F. SHUMACHER, SCHUMACHER E. F., E.F Schumamacher, E. F. Schumacher, Ernst F. Schumacher, Schumacher Ernst-Fri, Ernst Fr. Schumacher, Ernst Friedrich Schumacher, Ernst Freidrich Schumacher, By (author) E. F. Schumacher ... (see complete list)

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Born in Germany, Dr. E. F. Schumacher (1911-1977) fled to England after the rise of Nazism and, with the help of John Maynard Keynes, taught economics at Oxford University. He is the author of Small Is Beautiful, the book that "changed the way many people think about bigness and its human cost" (New York Times).
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Canonical name
Legal name
Schumacher, Ernst Friedrich
Other names
Schumacher, Ernst Fritz
Date of birth
1911-08-16
Date of death
1977-09-04
Burial location
Gender
male
Nationality
Germany
England
UK
Country (for map)
Birthplace
Bonn, Germany
Place of death
In the train between Genève en Lausanne, Switzerland
Cause of death
Places of residence
Education
London School of Economics and Political Science
Columbia University
University of Berlin
University of Bonn
Oxford University (New College)
Occupations
author
economist
statistician
Relationships
Schumacher Wood, Barbara (Doughter)
Schumacher, Diana (Doughter in law)
Organizations
National Coal Board
Intermediate Technology
Awards and honors
Rhodes Scholar
Agents
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