Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen

Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
Nicolae Georgescu
Born	4 February 1906; Constanţa, Kingdom of Romania
Died	30 October 1994 (aged 88); Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Nationality	Romanian
Alma mater	University of Bucharest, Paris Institute of Statistics, University College London
Known for	Utility theory, consumer choice theory, production theory, biophysical economics, ecological economics
Spouse(s)	Otilia Georgescu-Roegen,; b. Busuioc
Awards	The Harvie Branscomb Award
	Scientific career
Fields	Economics, mathematics, statistics
Institutions	University of Bucharest(1932–46), Harvard University(1934–36), Vanderbilt University(1950–76), Graduate Institute of International Studies(1974), University of Strasbourg(1977–78)
Academic advisors	Traian Lalescu, Émile Borel, Karl Pearson, Joseph Schumpeter
Doctoral students	Herman Daly
Other notable students	Kozo Mayumi, Muhammad Yunus
Influences	Aristotle, Rudolf Clausius, Ernst Mach
Influenced	Herman Daly, Kozo Mayumi, Jeremy Rifkin, Cutler J. Cleveland, John M. Gowdy, André Gorz, Joan Martinez Alier, Jacques Grinevald, Serge Latouche, Malte Michael Faber, Mauro Bonaiuti

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.

Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen
Nicolae Georgescu
Born	4 February 1906 Constanţa, Kingdom of Romania
Died	30 October 1994 (1994-10-31) (aged 88) Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Nationality	Romanian
Alma mater	University of Bucharest, Paris Institute of Statistics, University College London
Known for	Utility theory, consumer choice theory, production theory, biophysical economics, ecological economics
Spouse(s)	Otilia Georgescu-Roegen, b. Busuioc
Awards	The Harvie Branscomb Award
Scientific career
Fields	Economics, mathematics, statistics
Institutions	University of Bucharest^(1932–46), Harvard University^(1934–36), Vanderbilt University^(1950–76), Graduate Institute of International Studies⁽¹⁹⁷⁴⁾, University of Strasbourg^(1977–78)
Academic advisors	Traian Lalescu, Émile Borel, Karl Pearson, Joseph Schumpeter
Doctoral students	Herman Daly
Other notable students	Kozo Mayumi, Muhammad Yunus
Influences	Aristotle, Rudolf Clausius, Ernst Mach
Influenced	Herman Daly, Kozo Mayumi, Jeremy Rifkin, Cutler J. Cleveland, John M. Gowdy, André Gorz, Joan Martinez Alier, Jacques Grinevald, Serge Latouche, Malte Michael Faber, Mauro Bonaiuti

Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen

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