In 1986, James M. Buchanan won the Noble Prize in Economics.
Real Name: James McGill Buchanan.
Date of Birth: October 3, 1919.
Birth Place: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.
Died: January 9, 2013.
Death Place: Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.
Spouse: Ann Bakke Buchanan (Married in October 5, 1945)
Nationality: American.
Country: United States.
Education: BS from Middle Tennessee State University, MS from University of Tennessee, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from University of Chicago.
Profession: American Economist, and professor at George Mason University.
Awards: Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1986.
Fields: Public choice theory Constitutional economics.