In 1979, Theodore Schultz won the Noble Prize in Economics.
Real Name: Theodore William Schultz.
Date of Birth: April 30, 1902. (Arlington, South Dakota, U.S.)
Died: February 26, 1998. (Evanston, Illinois, U.S.)
Spouse: Esther Florence Werth(Married in 1930)
Nationality: American.
Country: United States.
Education: Graduated from South Dakota State University, and received Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Profession: Agricultural economist and chairman of the University of Chicago Department of Economics.
Awards: Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1979.
Fields: Agricultural economics