Samuel Brittan

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Sir Samuel Brittan (born December 29, 1933 in London ) is a British economist , business journalist and publicist .

Life

Brittan was born the son of a doctor and attended Kilburn Grammar School near London. He studied at Jesus College of Cambridge University u. a. with Peter Thomas Bauer and Milton Friedman . He earned a Master of Arts.

In 1961 he became the business editor of the British weekly newspaper The Observer . In 1965 he was an advisor to the Department of Economic Affairs. In 1966 he became the Financial Times' first business correspondent . From 1978 to 1996 he was co-editor of the newspaper. In the 1980s he defended a. a. Margaret Thatcher's Economic Policy .

In 1973 he became a Fellow and from 1974 to 1982 he was a Visiting Fellow at Nuffield College , Oxford. In 1978 he became a visiting professor of economics at the University of Chicago Law School . From 1985 to 1986 he was a member of the Peacock Committee, which should oversee the finances of the BBC . From 1987 to 1992 he was an honorary professor of political science at the University of Warwick . In 1988 he became an Honorary Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. He published several books.

His brother is Leon Brittan and his cousin Malcolm Rifkind , both conservative politicians.

Awards

Fonts (selection)

  • The economy of freedom. A plea for a liberal economy . Campus, Frankfurt am Main u. a. 1976, ISBN 3-593-32131-9 . (en: Capitalism and the permissive society )

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personal data
SURNAME Brittan, Samuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British economist, business journalist and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH London