Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen

Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (born Nicolae Georgescu, 4 February 1906 – 30 October 1994) was a Romanian American mathematician, statistician and economist. He was best known today for his 1971 magnum opus The Entropy Law and the Economic Process. He was a key figure in the creation of ecological economics.

Several economists have hailed Georgescu-Roegen as a man who lived well ahead of his time, and some historians of economic thought have proclaimed the ingenuity of his work.

Other websites
 (Italian website)
 (Introduction to the interview in Spanish (Castilian), the interview itself in English)
 (Obituary)
 (A thorough account of the historical development of ecological economics, including Georgescu-Roegen's contribution)
 (A brief perspective on Georgescu-Roegen's entropy view)
 (Blog lamenting the fact that Georgescu-Roegen was never awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics)
 (Article speculating on one possible source of inspiration for the pontiff's controversial encyclical on ecological concerns)
 (Article shedding some light on 'the famous entropy pessimist')

Category:1906 births
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