Friedrich hayek biography summary graphic organizers

Friedrich Augustus von Hayek (May 8, 1899–March 23, 1992) was one of the twentieth century’s most important social thinkers.

Friedrich hayek biography summary graphic organizers

He wrote seminal works in economics, political philosophy, ethics, legal theory, and even psychology that continue to inform the academic conversation within the fields to this day. He is primarily remembered for his works of economic theory, for which he won the 1974 Nobel Prize, and as one of the great advocates for classical liberalism.

Hayek was born in Vienna into an aristocratic family.

In 1919, however, titles of nobility were abolished in Austria, and Hayek’s legal name changed from “Friedrich von Hayek” to “Friedrich Hayek.” He served in the Austro-Hungarian army during the First World War, during which he was wounded and decorated for bravery.

After the war, Hayek decided to pursue an academic career, driven to explore the ways societies could avoid such destructive conflicts in the future.

He earned doctorates in law and political science from the