Friedrich A. Hayek

Friedrich August von Hayek was an Austrian-British economist and philosopher known for his advocacy of classical liberalism and free-market capitalism.

He was a key figure in the Austrian School of economics and shared the 1974 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Hayek's work on price signals and economic coordination is considered a significant contribution to economics.

He also wrote on jurisprudence, neuroscience, and intellectual history.

Hayek lived in Austria, Britain, the United States, and Germany, becoming a British subject in 1938.

He received the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991.

His ideas have been influential in shaping economic policies and political philosophies.