Sydney James Butlin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sydney James Butlin

Australian economist and historian

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1910

Place of Birth: Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 14-Dec-1977

Profession: economist, university teacher

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Sydney James Christopher Lyon (Syd) Butlin (1910–1977) was an Australian economist and historian.
He was born on 20 October 1910 in Eastwood, a suburb of Sydney, the second of six children of Australian-born parents, Thomas Lyon Butlin, an orchard farmer and railway porter and Sara Mary, née Chantler.
He is the brother of notable economic historian, Noel George Butlin (1921–1991).