E. F. Schumacher

Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher (16 August 1911 – 4 September 1977) was an internationally influential economic thinker with a professional background as a statistician and economist in Britain. He served as Chief Economic Advisor to the UK National Coal Board for two decades. His ideas became well-known in much of the English-speaking world during the 1970s. He is best known for his critique of Western economies and his proposals for human-scale, decentralised and appropriate technologies. According to London's Times Literary Supplement, his book Small Is Beautiful is among the 100 most influential books published since World War II. It was soon translated into many languages and brought international fame to Schumacher, after which Schumacher was invited to many international conferences, university guest speaker lectures and consultations. Schumacher's basic development theories have been summed up in the catch-phrases Intermediate Size and Intermediate Technology. Schumacher's other notable work is A Guide For The Perplexed, which is a critique of materialist scientism and an exploration of the nature and organisation of knowledge.

Later life and posthumous recognition

Schumacher gave interviews and published articles for a wide readership in his later years. in He also pursued one of the loves of his life: gardening. He died during a lecture tour of a heart attack on 4 September 1977, in Switzerland.

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Gardening - Lecture tour - 4 September - 1977 - Switzerland

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The Schumacher Circle organisations were founded in his memory. They include the Schumacher College in Totnes, Devon, the E. F. Schumacher Society founded in New England, the Soil Association and the New Economics Fundation.

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Schumacher Circle - Schumacher College - Totnes - Devon - E. F. Schumacher Society - New England - Soil Association - New Economics Fundation

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