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I was born into an upper-middle class family in a village in the South of Sweden in April 1899. It was a large family with seven children, a large house, and a home which was very hospitable and open to friends and relatives.

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As mathematics had been my best subject at school, my parents proposed - and I accepted - studies at the University of Lund in mathematics, statistics, and economics. The choice of the latter subject is said to be due to the fact that at the age of five years, I was very fond of calculating the cost of the various cakes my mother used to bake.

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Topics: Accepted Age Bake Been Best Cakes Calculating Choice Cost Due Economics Fact Five Fond Had Latter Mathematics Mother Parents Proposed Said School Statistics Studies Subject University Used Various Very Years

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My teacher, Professor Smil Sommarin, was a fine pedagogue, a very generous person, and a great admirer of Kurt Wicksell.

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Topics: Admirer Fine Generous Great Kurt Person Professor Teacher Very

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In 1922, I got a small stipend from the Swedish-American Foundation and went to Cambridge, England, for a few months and thereafter to Harvard University. In the summer, Cambridge was rather empty, but I am grateful for many pleasant talks about economics with Austin Robinson who, in the summer of 1922, seemed to be about as lonely as I was.

~Bertil Ohlin

Topics: About Am Austin Cambridge Economics Empty England Few Foundation Got Grateful Harvard Lonely Many Months Pleasant Rather Robinson Seemed Small Summer Talks Thereafter University Who I Am

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Biography

Nationality: Swedish

Type: Economist

Born: April 23rd, 1899

Died: August 3rd, 1979

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