Karl Brandt (January 9, 1899 – July 8, 1975) was a German-American agricultural economist. January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Agricultural economics applies the principles of economics to the production of crops and livestock. ...

Brandt was born in Essen. He fled from Germany to the U.S. in 1933, shortly after the Nazi regime came to power. He was successively a professor and researcher at the New School for Social Research, the American Institute for Food Distribution, and Stanford University (where he was affiliated with the Hoover Institution). Essen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... New School University is an institute of higher learning in New York City. ... Stanford redirects here. ... Hoover Tower The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace is a conservative/libertarian public policy think tank and library founded by Herbert Hoover at Stanford University, his alma mater. ...

Brandt was one of the founding members of the Mont Pelerin Society in 1947. The Mont Pelerin Society (MPS) is an international organization composed of economists, intellectuals, business leaders, and others who favour economic liberalism. ...