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Biography
John Kenneth Galbraith, also known as J. K. Galbraith or Ken Galbraith, was a Canadian-American economist, diplomat, public official, and intellectual. His books on economic topics were bestsellers from the 1950s through the 2000s. As an economist, he leaned toward post-Keynesian economics from an institutionalist perspective. He served as the deputy director of the powerful Office of Price Administration (OPA) during World War II in charge of stabilizing all prices, wages and rents in the American economy, to combat the threat of inflation and hoarding during a time of shortages and rationing, a task which was successfully accomplished.
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Awards & recognition
- Leontief Prize — Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought · 2000
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2000
- Lysenko Prize · 1994
- Lomonosov Gold Medal · 1993
- Humanist of the Year · 1985
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- honorary doctorate from University of Paris-II · 1974
- honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven · 1972
- The Hillman Prize — Book Journalism · 1959
- Guggenheim Fellowship · 1955
- Medal of Freedom · 1946
- Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
- Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want
- honorary citizenship
- Library of Congress Living Legend
- Officer of the Order of Canada
- Padma Bhushan
- Padma Vibhushan in literature & education
