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- Died
- Height6′ 9″ (2.06 m)
- John Kenneth Galbraith was born on October 15, 1908 in Dunwich Township, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer, known for Festival (1960), Cold War (1998) and Prologue (1970). He was married to Catherine Merriam Atwater. He died on April 29, 2006 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
- SpouseCatherine Merriam Atwater(September 17, 1937 - April 29, 2006) (his death, 3 children)
- Children
- Economist.
- Became a US citizen in 1939
- He was awarded the C.O. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) on April 17, 1997 for his services to philosophy.
- Father of Alan Galbraith, economist James K. Galbraith and diplomat Peter Galbraith.
- The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.
- Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.
- It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled sea of thought.
- Under capitalism man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.
- If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error.
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