Tim Harford

Summary

Tim Harford is a human^[1]. He was born in England^[2]. He was born on September 27, 1973^[3]. He worked as an economist^[4], journalist^[5], writer^[6], and television presenter^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (285 views/month, #7,189 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in England^[2], Tim Harford…
• Tim Harford was born on September 27, 1973^[3].
• Tim Harford held citizenship in United Kingdom^[9].
• English was Tim Harford's native language^[10].
• Tim Harford's professions included economist^[4].
• Tim Harford's professions included journalist^[5].
• Tim Harford's professions included writer^[6].
• Tim Harford worked as a television presenter^[7].
• Tim Harford's field of work was economics^[11].
• Tim Harford's field of work was journalism^[12].
• Tim Harford's field of work was popular science literature^[13].
• Tim Harford's field of work was television production^[14].
• Tim Harford was employed by British Broadcasting Corporation^[15].
• Tim Harford was employed by Financial Times^[16].
• Among Tim Harford's employers was International Finance Corporation^[17].
• Tim Harford was employed by United Nations^[18].
• Tim Harford was educated at Brasenose College^[19].
• Tim Harford was educated at Aylesbury Grammar School^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Tim Harford is The Undercover Economist^[21].
• Tim Harford received the Bastiat Prize^[22].
• Tim Harford received the Bastiat Prize^[23].
• Tim Harford received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[24].
• Tim Harford was a member of Royal Statistical Society^[25].
• Tim Harford is recorded as male^[26].
• Tim Harford's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1973-09-27^[30]

• Community tags: author^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8f13fbbf-b1f0-4b84-ae74-cdea1cf4f795^[32]

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Origins and Family

Tim Harford's place of birth was England^[2]. He was born on September 27, 1973^[3]. English was his native language^[10].

Education

Educated at Brasenose College^[19], a college of the University of Oxford^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1509^[35], headquartered in Oxford^[36] and Aylesbury Grammar School^[20], a grammar school^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 1598^[39]. Tim Harford earned the academic degree of Master of Philosophy^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist^[4], journalist^[5], writer^[6], and television presenter^[7]. Fields of work include economics^[11], an academic discipline^[41]; journalism^[12], an industry^[42]; popular science literature^[13], a literary genre^[43]; and television production^[14], an industry^[44]. Employers include British Broadcasting Corporation^[15], a public broadcaster^[45], in United Kingdom^[46], founded in 1927^[47], headquartered in London^[48]; Financial Times^[16], a daily newspaper^[49], in United Kingdom^[50], founded in 1888^[51], headquartered in Bracken House^[52]; International Finance Corporation^[17], an international financial institution^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1956^[55], headquartered in Washington, D.C.^[56]; and United Nations^[18], an intergovernmental organization^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1945^[59], headquartered in New York City^[60].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Tim Harford is The Undercover Economist^[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Bastiat Prize^[22], a journalism prize^[61], in United States^[62], founded in 2002^[63] and Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[24], a grade of an order^[64], in United Kingdom^[65].

Why It Matters

Tim Harford ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (285 views/month, #7,189 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[66] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[67]

Works attributed to him include The Undercover Economist^[68], a literary work^[69], founded in 2005^[70].

FAQs

Where was Tim Harford born?

Tim Harford's place of birth was England^[2].

What did Tim Harford do for work?

Tim Harford worked as economist^[4], journalist^[5], writer^[6], and television presenter^[7].

Where did Tim Harford go to school?

Tim Harford was educated at Brasenose College^[19] and Aylesbury Grammar School^[20].

What awards did Tim Harford receive?

Honors received include Bastiat Prize^[22], Bastiat Prize^[23], and Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[24].