John Maynard Keynes

5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946

John Maynard Keynes was a British economist whose ideas fundamentally reshaped macroeconomics and government economic policy. His 1936 work 'The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money' founded Keynesian economics, advocating active government intervention to manage economic cycles.

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Born in Cambridge, England
5 June 1883

Born into an academic family; his father was an economist and his mother a local reformer.

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Studied at King's College, Cambridge
1902 – 1905

Read mathematics and became associated with the Bloomsbury Group.

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Published 'The Economic Consequences of the Peace'
1919

Criticized the Treaty of Versailles and its harsh reparations, bringing him international fame.

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Married Lydia Lopokova
4 August 1925

Married the Russian ballerina, a member of the Ballets Russes.

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Published 'A Treatise on Money'
1930

A major two-volume work on monetary theory.

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Published 'The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money'
1936

His landmark work founding modern Keynesian macroeconomics.

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Led British delegation at Bretton Woods Conference
July 1944

Helped design the postwar international monetary system, including the IMF and World Bank.

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Died at Tilton, Sussex
21 April 1946

Died of a heart attack at his farmhouse.

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