Sentrum in Oslo, Norway — Northern Europe (a Nordic Country in Scandinavia)

Trygve Haavelmo (1911-99)

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 21, 2023

1. Trygve Haavelmo (1911-99) Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Norsk sosialøkonom
Ragnar Frisch sin medarbeider fra 1933
Professor i sosialøkonomi og statistikk 1948-79
Nobelprisen i økonomi 1989 for utvikling av økonometrien

(English translation:)

Norwegian social economist
Ragnar Frisch's employee from 1933
Professor of social economics and statistics 1948-79
Received the Nobel Prize in Economics 1989 for the development of econometrics

Erected by Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. In addition, it is included in the Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.

Location. 59° 55.019′ N, 10° 44.085′ E. Marker is in Oslo. It is in Sentrum. Marker is on Frederiks gate, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Frederiks gate 3, Oslo 0164, Norway. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ragnar Frisch (1895-1973) (here, next to this marker); Det Teologiske Menighetsfakultet / The Theological Parish School

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(about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Rikard Noordrak (about 120 meters away); Turnhallen / The Gymnasium (about 150 meters away); Edvard Munch (about 210 meters away); Det Norske Studentersamfund / The Norwegian Students’ Society (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Ruseløkken (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Lærearene / Learning the Craft, 1850-1857 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oslo.

Also see . . . Trygve Haavelmo (Wikipedia).

Excerpts: Trygve Magnus Haavelmo (13 December 1911 – 28 July 1999), born in Skedsmo, Norway, was an economist whose research interests centered on econometrics. He received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1989.

He was a professor of economics and statistics at the University of Oslo between 1948–79 and was the trade department head of division from 1947–48. Haavelmo acquired a prominent position in modern economics through his logical critique of a series of custom conceptions in mathematical analysis.

In 1989, Haavelmo was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics "for his clarification of the probability theory foundations of
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 21, 2023

2. Trygve Haavelmo (1911-99) Marker - wide view
Of the two markers visible here to the left of the building entrance, the one for Trygve Haavelmo is the rightmost one.
econometrics and his analyses of simultaneous economic structures."

(Submitted on July 26, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.