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Birth of Amartya Sen

3 November 1933

Indian economist and philosopher (1933-). Amartya Sen was born on 3 November 1933 in what is now India. Amartya Sen is remembered as an economist, university teacher and philosopher, a citizen of India and the United Kingdom. Notable works include “Development as Freedom”. Positions held included Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.

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