Murray Newton Rothbard ( \ / ˈmʌri ˈrɑːθbɑrd \ / ; March 2 , 1926 - January 7 , 1995 ) was an American heterodox economist of the Austrian School , a revisionist historian , and a political theorist whose writings and personal influence played a seminal role in the development of modern libertarianism .
Murray Newton Rothbard ( March 2 , 1926 - January 7 , 1995 ) was an American economist and writer .