David Landes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Landes

Professor of economics and history at Harvard

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1924

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 17-Aug-2013

Profession: economist, historian, university teacher, economic historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

David Saul Landes (April 29, 1924 – August 17, 2013) was a professor of economics and of history at Harvard University.
He is the author of Bankers and Pashas, Revolution in Time, The Unbound Prometheus, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, and Dynasties.
Such works have received both praise for detailed retelling of economic history, as well as scorn on charges of Eurocentrism, a charge he openly embraced, arguing that an explanation for an economic miracle that happened originally only in Europe must of necessity be a Eurocentric analysis.