The Resume

(May 8, 1899-March 23, 1992)
Born in Vienna, Austria
Professor at the London School of Economics (1931-50), University of Chicago (1950-62) and University of Freiburg (1962-68)
Founding member of the free-market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs (1955)
Wrote 'Prices and Production' (1931), 'Profits, Interest and Investment' (1939), 'The Road to Serfdom' (1944), 'The Constitution of Liberty' (1960) and 'Law, Legislation and Liberty' (three volumes, 1973-79)
Co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics (1974)

Why he might be annoying:

Despite his popularity with conservatives, he wrote an essay titled 'Why I Am Not a Conservative.'
He and liberal economist Gunnar Myrdal were mutually annoyed at being named co-winners of the Nobel Prize.
In his acceptance speech, he said 'If I had been consulted whether to establish a Nobel Prize in economics, I should have decidedly advised against it.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He opposed central planning in favor of free markets.
His rival, liberal John Maynard Keynes, said of 'The Road to Serfdom,' 'Morally and philosophically, I find myself in agreement with virtually the whole of it: and not only in agreement with it, but in deeply moved agreement.'
Milton Friedman called him 'the most important social thinker of the 20th century.'
At a meeting after she was named Conservative Party leader, Margaret Thatcher took a copy of Hayek's 'The Constitution of Liberty' from her briefcase and announced, 'This is what we believe.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 12]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5081899)
• Dicks and Johnsons
• I am a Libertarian
• I Died in 1992 (Ranked: 92)
• I Earned a Doctorate
• Nobel Prize for Economics (Ranked: 1974)
• Philosophers: 20th Century [1900-2000]
• Profiles 23001-23250 (Ranked: 23231)
• Served in World War I
• U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 33 Votes: 12.12% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 69 Votes: 50.72% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 49 Votes: 65.31% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 88 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 91 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 81 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 39 Votes: 64.10% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 51.28% Annoying