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Biography of David Friedman - Economist
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David D. Friedman (born 1945), is a libertarian writer who became a leading figure in Anarcho-capitalism with the publication of his book The Machinery of Freedom (1971). He has also authored the books "Price Theory" (1986), "Law's Order" (1999) and "Hidden Order: The Economics of Everyday Life" (1996). He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Chicago. He is a professor of law at Santa Clara University. Earlier in his career he was a professor of economics. David Friedman is the son of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman. Also part of the family is sister Janet Friedman, economist mother Rose Friedman, and law professor uncle Aaron Director. David is also a long time member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, where he is known as Cariadoc of the Bow and a science fiction fan, and has recently sold a fantasy novel, Harald, to Baen Books. He is also an associate editor for Liberty (1987)|Liberty magazine. ==External links== *http://www.daviddfriedman.com/ David Friedman's personal website *http://groups.google.com/groups?q=author:david+au thor:friedman&num=100&scoring=d Usenet posts (via Google) US-writer-stub

