Friedrich Hayek
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Friedrich August von Hayek was an Austrian economist and philosopher. He is known for his contributions to political economy, political philosophy and intellectual history. Hayek shared the 1974 Nobel
Friedrich Hayek portrait
Hayek's grave in Neustifter Friedhof, Vienna
Parts of a business cycle
An elderly Hayek in 1981
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was an Austro-British philosopher who worked in logic, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of language.
Friedrich Hayek
…secondary school) in Vienna. He wrote works in the field of biological systematics. On his mother's side, Hayek was second cousin to the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. His mother knew Wittgenstein well and often played with his sisters. As a result of the family relationship, Hayek was among the first to read…
Wittgenstein in 1929
Karl Wittgenstein was one of the richest men in Europe.
Palais Wittgenstein, the family home, around 1910
Ludwig, c. 1890s