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Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
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1902-04-30 – 1998-02-26

Theodore William Schultz ( SHUULTS; 30 April 1902 – 26 February 1998) was an American agricultural economist and chairman of the University of Chicago Department of Economics. Schultz rose to national prominence after winning the 1979 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
University of Wisconsin–Madison; South Dakota State University
Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel; Francis A. Walker Medal; Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association; doctor honoris causa from the University of Dijon
Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association · doctor honoris causa from the University of Dijon · Francis A. Walker Medal · Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
Iowa State University · University of Chicago · University of Iowa
American Academy of Arts and Sciences · American Philosophical Society · National Academy of Sciences
South Dakota State University · University of Wisconsin–Madison
Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
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Francis A. Walker Medal
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Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association
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doctor honoris causa from the University of Dijon
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