List of Famous people with last name Walras

Léon Walras

First Name Léon

Last Name Walras

Born on December 16, 1834

Died on January 5, 1910 (aged 75)

Born in France, Normandy

Marie-Esprit-Léon Walras was a French mathematical economist and Georgist. He formulated the marginal theory of value and pioneered the development of general equilibrium theory. Walras is best known for his book Éléments d'économie politique pure, a work that has contributed greatly to the mathematization of economics through the concept of general equilibrium. The definition of the role of the entrepreneur found in it was also taken up and amplified by Schumpeter.

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Auguste Walras

First Name Auguste

Born on February 1, 1801

Died on April 18, 1866 (aged 65)

Born in France, Occitania

Auguste Walras was a French school administrator and (amateur) economist. He was the father of Léon Walras, who was deeply influenced by his father's view on economics.

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