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Encyclopedia > Richard Stone

Sir John Richard Nicholas Stone (August 30, 1913December 6, 1991) was an eminent British economist who in 1984 received the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for developing an accounting model that could be used to track economic activities on a national and, later, an international scale. Stone was educated at Westminster School, Cambridge University (Caius and King's). He is sometimes known as the father of national income accounting. August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Economics (from the Greek οίκος [oikos], family, household, estate, and νομος [nomos], custom, law, hence household management and management of the state) is a social science that studies the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (in Swedish Sveriges Riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne), is a prize awarded each year for outstanding intellectual contributions in the field of economics. ... Motto: Dat Deus Incrementum The Royal College of St. ... The University of Cambridge (more often called Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Full name Gonville and Caius College Motto Named after Edmund Gonville & John Caius Previous names Gonville Hall (1348), Gonville & Caius (1557) Established 1348, refounded 1557 Sister College(s) Brasenose College Master Sir Christopher Hum Location Trinity St Undergraduates 468 Postgraduates 291 Homepage Boatclub Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, generally known... Full name The Kings College of Our Lady and St Nicholas Motto Veritas Et Utilitas Truth and usefulness Named after Henry VI Previous names - Established 1441 Sister College(s) New College Acting Provost Dr Tess Adkins Location Kings Parade Undergraduates 397 Postgraduates 239 Homepage Boatclub The Gatehouse, built...


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  • Nobel prize page
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Richard Stone - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (142 words)
Sir John Richard Nicholas Stone (August 30, 1913 – December 6, 1991) was a British economist who in 1984 received the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for developing an accounting model that could be used to track economic activities on a national and, later, an international scale.
Stone was educated at Cambridge University (Caius and King's).He is sometimes known as the father of national income accounting.
Richard Stone, External links, 1913 births, 1991 deaths and Nobel Prize in Economics winners.
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