Blaug was born on 3 April 1927 in
The Hague as Norbert Blauaug. In 1955 Blaug received his PhD from
Columbia University in New York under the supervision of
George Stigler. Besides shorter periods in public service and in international organisations he has held academic appointments in – among others –
Yale University, the
University of London, the
London School of Economics, the
University of Exeter and the
University of Buckingham. He was visiting professor in the Netherlands,
University of Amsterdam and
Erasmus University in Rotterdam, where he was also co-director of CHIMES (Center for History in Management and Economics). Mark Blaug made far reaching contributions to a range of topics in economic thought throughout his career. Apart from valuable contributions to the economics of art and the economics of education, he is best known for his work in
history of economic thought and the
methodology of economics. He died on 18 November 2011 in
Peter Tavy,
Devon. == Honours ==