Mark Blaug FBA (/blɔːɡ/;[1] 3 April 1927 – 18 November 2011) was a Dutch-born British economist (naturalised in 1982), who covered a broad range of topics during his long career.
Blaug was born on 3 April 1927 in The Hague as Norbert Blauaug.
[3] In 1955 Blaug received his PhD from Columbia University in New York under the supervision of George Stigler.
Mark Blaug made far reaching contributions to a range of topics in economic thought throughout his career.
Concerning methodological issues and the application of economic theory to a wide range of subjects from education to human capital, the "philosophy of science and the sweep of intellectual progress are fitting subjects to accommodate the breadth of Mark Blaug's interest.