Friedrich Hayek: A Biography: A Biography - Hardcover

by Alan Ebenstein (Author)

This biography tells the story of one of the most important public figures of the twentieth century, Friedrich Hayek.

Here is the first full biography of Friedrich Hayek, the Austrian economist who became, over the course of a remarkable career, the great philosopher of liberty in our time. In this richly detailed portrait, Alan Ebenstein chronicles the life, works, and legacy of a visionary thinker, from Hayek's early years as the scholarly son of a physician in fin-de-siecle Vienna on an increasingly wider world as an economist and political philosopher in London, New York, and Chicago.

Author Biography

Alan Ebenstein is a professor of economics and political theory. He is the author of several books, including a biography of Friedrich Hayek.