Theodore Schultz

Theodore Schultz

Born	(1902-04-30)April 30, 1902 Arlington, South Dakota, U.S.
Died	26 February 1998(1998-02-26) (aged 95) Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Education	South Dakota State University University of Wisconsin-Madison

Academic career
Field	Agricultural economics
Institution	Iowa State University University of Chicago
School or tradition	Chicago school of economics
Awards	Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1979)
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Theodore William Schultz (/ʃʊlts/ SHUULTS; 30 April 1902 – 26 February 1998) was an American agricultural economist and chairman of the University of Chicago Department of Economics. Schultz rose to national prominence after winning the 1979 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.