Arthur Seldon

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Dr Arthur Seldon CBE (29 May 1916 - 11 October 2005) was joint founder president, with Ralph Harris, of the Institute of Economic Affairs, where he directed academic affairs for 30 years.

He studied at the London School of Economics where Arnold Plant and Lionel Robbins deepened his interest in classical liberalism and Friedrich Hayek introduced him to Austrian Economics.

He received an honorary degree in 1999 from the University of Buckingham.

• Institute of Economic Affairs, founder president
• Mont Pelerin Society, (former?) vice-president
• Hayek Society, global advisory council
• Locke Institute, editorial director

References

• http://www.thelockeinstitute.org/seldon.html
• http://www.arthurseldon.org
• This article uses content from the SourceWatch article on Arthur Seldon under the terms of the GFDL.