Joseph Schumpeter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Schumpeter

Austrian economist

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1883

Place of Birth: Třešť, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 08-Jan-1950

Profession: professor, economist, anthropologist, book collector

Nationality: United States, Austria

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Joseph Aloïs Schumpeter (German: ['??mpe?t?]; 8 February 1883 – 8 January 1950) was an Austrian political economist.
He was born in Moravia, and briefly served as Finance Minister of Austria in 1919.
In 1932, he became a professor at Harvard University where he remained until the end of his career, eventually obtaining U.S.
citizenship. Schumpeter was one of the most influential economists of the 20th century, and popularized the term "creative destruction" in economics.