Mark Blaug (1927–2011)

On 18 November 2011, we were saddened by the news that Mark Blaug, the doyen of historians and methodologists of economic thought, had passed away. His life was richly and intensely lived, full of ideas, books, and lively conversations. It is therefore difficult to sum it up in a few pages. I can do no more than highlight just a few of his multiple intellectual facets. Mark Blaug’s life was an eventful one. Like many of his generation, his early years were severely disturbed by the tumultuo..