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Douglass North
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Memorial Page for Douglass North

Nov 5, 1920 – Nov 23, 2015(95 years)Died in:Benzonia, Benzie County

American economist and Nobel laureate

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Awards(6)

Guggenheim FellowshipDistinguished Fellow of the American Economic AssociationPrize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred NobelAdam Smith AwardHonorary Doctor of Stockholm University of Economicshonorary doctorate from University of Paris-XI

Education(3)

University of California, BerkeleyChoate Rosemary HallAshbury College

Douglass North (* November 5, 1920 in Cambridge; † November 23, 2015 in Benzonia) was an american economist and Nobel laureate. He was 95 years old. His education included University of California, Berkeley, Choate Rosemary Hall and Ashbury College. He received 6 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association. His cause of death was esophageal cancer.

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Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County

1920

Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel

1993

Adam Smith Award

1994

Honorary Doctor of Stockholm University of Economics

1994

honorary doctorate from University of Paris-XI

2007

Died in Benzonia, Benzie County (esophageal cancer)

2015

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Douglass North. Forever remembered.