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	'''Fritz Machlup''' (1902-1983) was Austrian American economist.		'''Fritz Machlup''' (1902-1983) was Austrian American economist.

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	*Malkiel, Burton G.. "Fritz Machlup". In: ''Luminaries: Princeton Faculty Remembered'', ed. by Patricia H. Marks, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997, pp. 182-189.		*Malkiel, Burton G.. "Fritz Machlup". In: ''Luminaries: Princeton Faculty Remembered'', ed. by Patricia H. Marks, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997, pp. 182-189.
	*"Fritz Machlup." ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Machlup]		*"Fritz Machlup." ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Machlup]
	*Haberler, Gottfried. "Fritz Machlup: In Memoriam," ''Cato Journal'' 3, no. 1 (Spring 1983): 11-14. [https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/catoj3&collection=journals&id=15&startid=&endid=18]		*Haberler, Gottfried. "Fritz Machlup: In Memoriam," ''Cato Journal'' 3, no. 1 (Spring 1983): 11-14. [https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/catoj3&collection=journals&id=15&startid=&endid=18]
	*Thornton, Mark. ''Biography of Fritz Machlup (1902-1983)''. Mises Institute. 2007. [https://mises.org/articles-interest/biography-fritz-machlup-1902-1983]		*Thornton, Mark. ''Biography of Fritz Machlup (1902-1983)''. Mises Institute. 2007. [https://mises.org/articles-interest/biography-fritz-machlup-1902-1983]
	*''Breadth and depth in economics : Fritz Machlup - the man and his ideas''. Ed. by Jacob S. Dreyer. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1978.		*''Breadth and depth in economics : Fritz Machlup - the man and his ideas''. Ed. by Jacob S. Dreyer. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1978.

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	'''Fritz Machlup''' was born December 15, 1902 in Wiener-Neustadt, Austria. He received his doctorate at the University of Vienna in 1923 with a dissertation on the gold bullion standard) and was active in his family cardboard manufacturing business.		'''Fritz Machlup''' was born December 15, 1902 in Wiener-Neustadt, Austria. He received his doctorate at the University of Vienna in 1923 with a dissertation on the gold bullion standard) and was active as awriter on economics and in his family's cardboard manufacturing business.
	Early in 1933, Machlup came to the United States on a Rockefeller scholarship and visited Columbia, Harvard, and the University of Chicago where he met many of the world's leading economists. In 1935 he returned to Austria, liquidated his business interests, and, in 1936 became a professor at the University of Buffalo~~. He~~ served in the United States government during during World War II~~, and in~~		Early in 1933, Machlup came to the United States on a Rockefeller scholarship and visited Columbia, Harvard, and the University of Chicago where he met many of the world's leading economists. In 1935 he returned to Austria, liquidated his business interests, and, in 1936 became a professor at the University of Buffalo until 1947, but spent time at numerous other universities and served in the United States government during during World War II.
	1947 Machlup accepted a position at the Johns Hopkins University~~. In i960~~, Machlup moved to Princeton University as professor of Economics and director of Princeton's International Finance Section. ~~In 1971, the~~ year before his retirement from Princeton, Machlup began to teach regular courses at New York University. He received a professorship in economics from New York University in 1972 and continued teaching there until he died on January 30, 1983.
			In 1947 Machlup accepted a position at the Johns Hopkins University and in 1960, Machlup moved to Princeton University as professor of Economics and director of Princeton's International Finance Section. The year before his retirement from Princeton, Machlup began to teach regular courses at New York University in 1971. He received a professorship in economics from New York University in 1972 and continued teaching there until he died on January 30, 1983 in Princeton, New Jersey..

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	Machlup divided information use into instrumental, intellectual, and pastime knowledge categories. He recognized that knowledge was a critical resource and explored the economics of information and of knowledge~~. He~~ began a 10 volume series, ''Knowledge: Its Creation, Distribution, and Economic Significance'', of which only three were completed.		Machlup divided information use into instrumental, intellectual, and pastime knowledge categories. He recognized that knowledge was a critical resource and explored the economics of information and of knowledge and began a 10 volume series, ''Knowledge: Its Creation, Distribution, and Economic Significance'', of which only three were completed.

	With Una Mansfield he commissioned and edited a wide-ranging study of how information is understood in several disciplines and added two commentaries: ''The Study of Information: Interdisciplinary Messages'', 1984.

	~~Extensive additional biographical~~ information, and ~~a reference to a biography may be found at~~: ~~<nowiki>http~~:~~//www.mises.org/aboutmachlup~~.~~asp</nowiki>~~		With Una Mansfield he commissioned and edited a wide-ranging set of essays on how information is understood in several disciplines and added two commentaries: ''The Study of Information: Interdisciplinary Messages'', 1984.

	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
	Machlup wrote primarily on economics. Publications relating to information include:		Machlup wrote primarily on economics. Publications relating to information and knowledge include:

	*''The production and distribution of knowledge in the United States''. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1962.		*''The production and distribution of knowledge in the United States''. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1962.
	*''Information through the printed word : the dissemination of scholarly, scientific, and intellectual knowledge.'' With Kenneth Leeson and associates. New York: Praeger, 1978-1980. 4 vols.		*''Information through the printed word : the dissemination of scholarly, scientific, and intellectual knowledge.'' With Kenneth Leeson and associates. New York: Praeger, 1978-1980. 4 vols.
	*''Knowledge, its creation, distribution, and economic significance''. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1980-1984. ~~3 vols. V~~. 1: Knowledge and knowledge production, 1980; v. 2. The Branches of learning, 1982; v. 3: The economics of information and human capital, 1984.		*''Knowledge, its creation, distribution, and economic significance''. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1980-1984. Intended as a new edition of ''Production and distribution'' (1962) in 10 volumes, only three were published: Vol. 1: Knowledge and knowledge production, 1980; v. 2. The Branches of learning, 1982; v. 3: The economics of information and human capital, 1984.
	*''The Study of information : interdisciplinary messages''. Ed. by Fritz Machlup and Una Mansfield. New York: Wiley, 1983. Note his prologue "Cultural diversity in studies of information," pp 3-57 and his "Semantic quirks in studies of information," pp 641-671.		*''The Study of information : interdisciplinary messages''. Ed. by Fritz Machlup and Una Mansfield. New York: Wiley, 1983. Note his prologue, "Cultural diversity in studies of information," pp 3-57 and his postscript, "Semantic quirks in studies of information," pp 641-671.

	== Offices ==		== Offices ==
	*American Economic Association. President.		*American Economic Association. President, 1966.
	*International Economic Association. President.		*International Economic Association. President, 191-1974.
	*American Association of University Professors. President.		*American Association of University Professors. President, 1962-1964.

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
			Machlup received many honors, honorary doctorates, and medals.

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*Malkiel, Burton G.. "Fritz Machlup". In: ''Luminaries: Princeton Faculty Remembered'', ed. by Patricia H. Marks, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997, pp. 182-189.		*Malkiel, Burton G.. "Fritz Machlup". In: ''Luminaries: Princeton Faculty Remembered'', ed. by Patricia H. Marks, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997, pp. 182-189.
	*"Fritz Machlup." ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Machlup]		*"Fritz Machlup." ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Machlup]
	*Haberler, Gottfried. "Fritz Machlup: In Memoriam," ''Cato Journal'' 3, no. 1 (Spring 1983): 11-14. [		*Haberler, Gottfried. "Fritz Machlup: In Memoriam," ''Cato Journal'' 3, no. 1 (Spring 1983): 11-14. [https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/catoj3&collection=journals&id=15&startid=&endid=18]
	*Thornton, Mark. ''Biography of Fritz Machlup (1902-1983)''. Mises Institute. 2007. [https://mises.org/articles-interest/biography-fritz-machlup-1902-1983]		*Thornton, Mark. ''Biography of Fritz Machlup (1902-1983)''. Mises Institute. 2007. [https://mises.org/articles-interest/biography-fritz-machlup-1902-1983]
			*''Breadth and depth in economics : Fritz Machlup - the man and his ideas''. Ed. by Jacob S. Dreyer. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1978.

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	*Stanford University. Hoover Institute Archives. Fritz Machlup Papers, 1911-1983. [https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf000000hs/admin/]		*Stanford University. Hoover Institute Archives. Fritz Machlup Papers, 1911-1983. Finding list has detailed chronology. [https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf000000hs/admin/]

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	'''Fritz Machlup''' was born December 15, 1902 in Wiener-Neustadt, Austria. He received his doctorate at the University of Vienna in 1923 with a dissertation on the gold bullion standard).		'''Fritz Machlup''' was born December 15, 1902 in Wiener-Neustadt, Austria. He received his doctorate at the University of Vienna in 1923 with a dissertation on the gold bullion standard) and was active in his family cardboard manufacturing business.
	Early in 1933, Machlup came to the United States on a Rockefeller scholarship and visited Columbia, Harvard, and the University of Chicago where he met many of the world's leading economists. In ~~May~~ 1935, ~~he received~~ his ~~first appointment as~~ professor~~, from~~ the University of Buffalo.		Early in 1933, Machlup came to the United States on a Rockefeller scholarship and visited Columbia, Harvard, and the University of Chicago where he met many of the world's leading economists. In 1935 he returned to Austria, liquidated his business interests, and, in 1936 became a professor at the University of Buffalo. He served in the United States government during during World War II, and in
	~~In 1947, after having~~ served in the United States government ~~for three-and-a-half years~~ during World War II, Machlup accepted a position at the Johns Hopkins University. In i960, Machlup ~~was called~~ to Princeton University as professor of Economics and director of Princeton's International Finance Section. In 1971, the year before his retirement from Princeton, Machlup began to teach regular courses at New York University. He received a professorship in economics from New York University in 1972 and continued teaching there until he died on January 30, 1983.		1947 Machlup accepted a position at the Johns Hopkins University. In i960, Machlup moved to Princeton University as professor of Economics and director of Princeton's International Finance Section. In 1971, the year before his retirement from Princeton, Machlup began to teach regular courses at New York University. He received a professorship in economics from New York University in 1972 and continued teaching there until he died on January 30, 1983.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	Machlup divided information use into instrumental, intellectual, and pastime knowledge categories. ~~"These categories suggest~~ that ~~there is more to information use than only that which is instrumental in nature. They suggest that there is~~ a ~~broad range~~ of ~~uses each of which is essentially important to human~~ information ~~movement~~ and ~~each~~ of ~~which~~, ~~therefore~~, ~~has a legitimate claim to the attention~~ of ~~our field" (Francis L. Miksa)~~.		Machlup divided information use into instrumental, intellectual, and pastime knowledge categories. He recognized that knowledge was a critical resource and explored the economics of information and of knowledge. He began a 10 volume series, ''Knowledge: Its Creation, Distribution, and Economic Significance'', of which only three were completed.

	~~He recognized~~ and ~~treated knowledge as an~~ information ~~source. He was a major contributor to general~~ and ~~international economic theory. Leonard Silk of the NY Times said that "he was one of the first to see that knowledge was becoming a critical resource." He also worked on the major volume,~~ The Study of Information: Interdisciplinary Messages, which he co-edited with Una Mansfield. He was concerned with the economics of knowledge. He began a 10 volume series Knowledge: Its Creation, Distribution, and Economic Significance--only 3 were completed. He worked at: Professor Economics, NYU; Professor Emeritus, Princeton.		With Una Mansfield he commissioned and edited a wide-ranging study of how information is understood in several disciplines and added two commentaries: ''The Study of Information: Interdisciplinary Messages'', 1984.

	Extensive additional biographical information, and a reference to a biography may be found at: <nowiki>http://www.mises.org/aboutmachlup.asp</nowiki>		Extensive additional biographical information, and a reference to a biography may be found at: <nowiki>http://www.mises.org/aboutmachlup.asp</nowiki>
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	*''The production and distribution of knowledge in the United States''. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1962.		*''The production and distribution of knowledge in the United States''. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1962.
	*''Information through the printed word : the dissemination of scholarly, scientific, and intellectual knowledge.'' With Kenneth Leeson and associates. New York: Praeger, 1978-1980. 4 vols.		*''Information through the printed word : the dissemination of scholarly, scientific, and intellectual knowledge.'' With Kenneth Leeson and associates. New York: Praeger, 1978-1980. 4 vols.
	*''Knowledge, its creation, distribution, and economic significance''. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1980-1984. 3 vols. ~~Vol~~. 1: Knowledge and knowledge production'' 1980;		*''Knowledge, its creation, distribution, and economic significance''. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1980-1984. 3 vols. V. 1: Knowledge and knowledge production, 1980; v. 2. The Branches of learning, 1982; v. 3: The economics of information and human capital, 1984.
			*''The Study of information : interdisciplinary messages''. Ed. by Fritz Machlup and Una Mansfield. New York: Wiley, 1983. Note his prologue "Cultural diversity in studies of information," pp 3-57 and his "Semantic quirks in studies of information," pp 641-671.
	~~Vol~~ 3: The economics of information and human capital '', 1984.
	*''The Study of information : interdisciplinary messages''. Ed. by Fritz Machlup and Una Mansfield. New York: Wiley, 1983. Note his prologue "Cultural diversity in studies of information," pp 3-57 and his "Semantic quirks in studies of information," ~~pp641~~-671.

	== Offices ==		== Offices ==
	* American Economic Association ~~\| Pres~~.		*American Economic Association. President.
	* International Economic Association ~~\| Pres~~.		*International Economic Association. President.
	* American Association of University Professors ~~\| Pres~~.		*American Association of University Professors. President.

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
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	*Malkiel, Burton G.. "Fritz Machlup". In: ''Luminaries: Princeton Faculty Remembered'', ed. by Patricia H. Marks, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997, pp. 182-189.		*Malkiel, Burton G.. "Fritz Machlup". In: ''Luminaries: Princeton Faculty Remembered'', ed. by Patricia H. Marks, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997, pp. 182-189.
	*"Fritz Machlup." ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Machlup]		*"Fritz Machlup." ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Machlup]
			*Haberler, Gottfried. "Fritz Machlup: In Memoriam," ''Cato Journal'' 3, no. 1 (Spring 1983): 11-14. [
			*Thornton, Mark. ''Biography of Fritz Machlup (1902-1983)''. Mises Institute. 2007. [https://mises.org/articles-interest/biography-fritz-machlup-1902-1983]

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	*Stanford University. Hoover Institute Archives. Fritz Machlup Papers, 1911-1983.		*Stanford University. Hoover Institute Archives. Fritz Machlup Papers, 1911-1983. [https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf000000hs/admin/]

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			'''Fritz Machlup''' (1902-1983) was Austrian American economist.

	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Fritz Machlup (1902-~~1983)~~		'''Fritz Machlup''' was born December 15, 1902 in Wiener-Neustadt, Austria. He received his doctorate at the University of Vienna in 1923 with a dissertation on the gold bullion standard).
	He received his doctorate at the University of Vienna in 1923 with a dissertation on the gold bullion standard).
	Early in 1933, Machlup came to the United States on a Rockefeller scholarship and visited Columbia, Harvard, and the University of Chicago where he met many of the world's leading economists. In May 1935, he received his first appointment as professor, from the University of Buffalo.		Early in 1933, Machlup came to the United States on a Rockefeller scholarship and visited Columbia, Harvard, and the University of Chicago where he met many of the world's leading economists. In May 1935, he received his first appointment as professor, from the University of Buffalo.
	In 1947, after having served in the United States government for three-and-a-half years during World War II, Machlup accepted a position at the Johns Hopkins University. In i960, Machlup was called to Princeton University as professor of Economics and director of Princeton's International Finance Section. In 1971, the year before his retirement from Princeton, Machlup began to teach regular courses at New York University. He received a professorship in economics from New York University in 1972 and continued teaching there until ~~his death~~.		In 1947, after having served in the United States government for three-and-a-half years during World War II, Machlup accepted a position at the Johns Hopkins University. In i960, Machlup was called to Princeton University as professor of Economics and director of Princeton's International Finance Section. In 1971, the year before his retirement from Princeton, Machlup began to teach regular courses at New York University. He received a professorship in economics from New York University in 1972 and continued teaching there until he died on January 30, 1983.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
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	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*Malkiel, Burton G.. "Fritz Machlup". In: ''Luminaries: Princeton Faculty Remembered'', ed. by Patricia H. Marks, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997, pp. 182-189.		*Malkiel, Burton G.. "Fritz Machlup". In: ''Luminaries: Princeton Faculty Remembered'', ed. by Patricia H. Marks, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997, pp. 182-189.
			*"Fritz Machlup." ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Machlup]

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	~~'''LOCATION #1'''~~ Stanford University, Hoover Institute Archives~~; search under: ''~~Machlup~~, Fritz, 1902-.''~~ Papers, 1911-1983.		*Stanford University. Hoover Institute Archives. Fritz Machlup Papers, 1911-1983.

	* Papers dates: 1911-1983
	* Size: 313 ms. boxes, 11 oversize boxes, 6 card file boxes, 1 album box, 4 phonotape cassettes, and 4 phonotape reels.
	* Includes:
	** Correspondence, writings, reports, memoranda, notes, questionnaires, data, financial records, grant proposals, instructional materials, and printed matter, relating to economic theory, to information systems, and to the creation and transmission of knowledge
	** In English and German
	* Finding aid: Indexes: register available at: <nowiki>http://pdf.oac.cdlib.org/pdf/hoover/reg_098.pdf</nowiki>
	* Source: RLIN; Hoover Institute online catalog

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Fritz Machlup (1902-1983)		Fritz Machlup (1902-1983)
			He received his doctorate at the University of Vienna in 1923 with a dissertation on the gold bullion standard).
	~~== Relevant Employment ==~~		Early in 1933, Machlup came to the United States on a Rockefeller scholarship and visited Columbia, Harvard, and the University of Chicago where he met many of the world's leading economists. In May 1935, he received his first appointment as professor, from the University of Buffalo.
			In 1947, after having served in the United States government for three-and-a-half years during World War II, Machlup accepted a position at the Johns Hopkins University. In i960, Machlup was called to Princeton University as professor of Economics and director of Princeton's International Finance Section. In 1971, the year before his retirement from Princeton, Machlup began to teach regular courses at New York University. He received a professorship in economics from New York University in 1972 and continued teaching there until his death.
	* NYU
	* Princeton

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
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	Extensive additional biographical information, and a reference to a biography may be found at: <nowiki>http://www.mises.org/aboutmachlup.asp</nowiki>		Extensive additional biographical information, and a reference to a biography may be found at: <nowiki>http://www.mises.org/aboutmachlup.asp</nowiki>

	== ~~Awards~~ ==		== Publications ==
			Machlup wrote primarily on economics. Publications relating to information include:

			*''The production and distribution of knowledge in the United States''. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1962.
			*''Information through the printed word : the dissemination of scholarly, scientific, and intellectual knowledge.'' With Kenneth Leeson and associates. New York: Praeger, 1978-1980. 4 vols.
			*''Knowledge, its creation, distribution, and economic significance''. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1980-1984. 3 vols. Vol. 1: Knowledge and knowledge production'' 1980;

			Vol 3: The economics of information and human capital '', 1984.
			*''The Study of information : interdisciplinary messages''. Ed. by Fritz Machlup and Una Mansfield. New York: Wiley, 1983. Note his prologue "Cultural diversity in studies of information," pp 3-57 and his "Semantic quirks in studies of information," pp641-671.

	== Offices ==		== Offices ==

	* American Economic Association \| Pres.		* American Economic Association \| Pres.
	* International Economic Association \| Pres.		* International Economic Association \| Pres.
	* American Association of University Professors \| Pres.		* American Association of University Professors \| Pres.

			== Awards ==

			== Further reading ==
			*Malkiel, Burton G.. "Fritz Machlup". In: ''Luminaries: Princeton Faculty Remembered'', ed. by Patricia H. Marks, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997, pp. 182-189.

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==

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	== Offices ==		== Offices ==
	American Economic Association Pres.; International Economic Association Pres.; American Association of University Professors, Pres.
			* American Economic Association \| Pres.
			* International Economic Association \| Pres.
			* American Association of University Professors \| Pres.

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==

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	1902-1983		== Life ==
			Fritz Machlup (1902-1983)

	~~ADDRESS:~~		== Relevant Employment ==

	~~E-MAIL:~~		* NYU
			* Princeton

	~~WORKED AT: NYU; Princeton~~		== Contributions ==
			Machlup divided information use into instrumental, intellectual, and pastime knowledge categories. "These categories suggest that there is more to information use than only that which is instrumental in nature. They suggest that there is a broad range of uses each of which is essentially important to human information movement and each of which, therefore, has a legitimate claim to the attention of our field" (Francis L. Miksa).

	~~OTHER INFORMATION: Machlup divided~~ information ~~use into instrumental, intellectual,~~ and ~~pastime knowledge categories~~. "~~These categories suggest that there is more~~ to ~~information use than only~~ that ~~which is instrumental in nature~~. ~~They suggest that there is a broad range of uses each~~ of which ~~is essentially important to human information movement and each~~ of ~~which~~, ~~therefore~~, ~~has a legitimate claim to the attention of our field" (Francis L~~. ~~Miksa)~~.		He recognized and treated knowledge as an information source. He was a major contributor to general and international economic theory. Leonard Silk of the NY Times said that "he was one of the first to see that knowledge was becoming a critical resource." He also worked on the major volume, The Study of Information: Interdisciplinary Messages, which he co-edited with Una Mansfield. He was concerned with the economics of knowledge. He began a 10 volume series Knowledge: Its Creation, Distribution, and Economic Significance--only 3 were completed. He worked at: Professor Economics, NYU; Professor Emeritus, Princeton.

	He recognized and treated knowledge as an information source. He was a major contributor to general and international economic theory. Leonard Silk of the NY Times said that "he was one of the first to see that knowledge was becoming a critical resource." He also worked on the major volume, The Study of Information: Interdisciplinary Messages, which he co-edited with Una Mansfield. He was concerned with the economics of knowledge. He began a 10 volume series Knowledge: Its Creation, Distribution, and Economic Significance--only 3 were completed. He worked at: Professor Economics, NYU; Professor Emeritus, Princeton. Extensive additional biographical information, and a reference to a biography may be found at: <nowiki>http://www.mises.org/aboutmachlup.asp</nowiki>		Extensive additional biographical information, and a reference to a biography may be found at: <nowiki>http://www.mises.org/aboutmachlup.asp</nowiki>

	~~AWARDS:~~		== Awards ==

	~~OFFICES:~~ American Economic Association Pres.; International Economic Association Pres.; American Association of University Professors, Pres.		== Offices ==
			American Economic Association Pres.; International Economic Association Pres.; American Association of University Professors, Pres.

	~~PAPERS AT~~:		== Papers ==
			'''LOCATION #1''' Stanford University, Hoover Institute Archives; search under: ''Machlup, Fritz, 1902-.'' Papers, 1911-1983.

	~~LOCATION #1 Stanford University, Hoover Institute Archives; search under: Machlup, Fritz, 1902-.~~ Papers~~, 1911-1983.~~		* Papers dates: 1911-1983
			* Size: 313 ms. boxes, 11 oversize boxes, 6 card file boxes, 1 album box, 4 phonotape cassettes, and 4 phonotape reels.
	~~PAPERS DATES~~: 1911-1983		* Includes:
			** Correspondence, writings, reports, memoranda, notes, questionnaires, data, financial records, grant proposals, instructional materials, and printed matter, relating to economic theory, to information systems, and to the creation and transmission of knowledge
	~~SIZE~~: 313 ms. boxes, 11 oversize boxes, 6 card file boxes, 1 album box, 4 phonotape cassettes, and 4 phonotape reels.		** In English and German
			* Finding aid: Indexes: register available at: <nowiki>http://pdf.oac.cdlib.org/pdf/hoover/reg_098.pdf</nowiki>
	~~INCLUDES:~~ Correspondence, writings, reports, memoranda, notes, questionnaires, data, financial records, grant proposals, instructional materials, and printed matter, relating to economic theory, to information systems, and to the creation and transmission of knowledge; In English and German.		* Source: RLIN; Hoover Institute online catalog

	~~FINDING AID~~: Indexes: register available at: <nowiki>http://pdf.oac.cdlib.org/pdf/hoover/reg_098.pdf</nowiki>

	~~SOURCE~~: RLIN; Hoover Institute online catalog.

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1902-1983

ADDRESS:

E-MAIL:

WORKED AT: NYU; Princeton

OTHER INFORMATION: Machlup divided information use into instrumental, intellectual, and pastime knowledge categories. "These categories suggest that there is more to information use than only that which is instrumental in nature. They suggest that there is a broad range of uses each of which is essentially important to human information movement and each of which, therefore, has a legitimate claim to the attention of our field" (Francis L. Miksa).

He recognized and treated knowledge as an information source. He was a major contributor to general and international economic theory. Leonard Silk of the NY Times said that "he was one of the first to see that knowledge was becoming a critical resource." He also worked on the major volume, The Study of Information: Interdisciplinary Messages, which he co-edited with Una Mansfield. He was concerned with the economics of knowledge. He began a 10 volume series Knowledge: Its Creation, Distribution, and Economic Significance--only 3 were completed. He worked at: Professor Economics, NYU; Professor Emeritus, Princeton. Extensive additional biographical information, and a reference to a biography may be found at: <nowiki>http://www.mises.org/aboutmachlup.asp</nowiki>

AWARDS:

OFFICES: American Economic Association Pres.; International Economic Association Pres.; American Association of University Professors, Pres.

PAPERS AT:

LOCATION #1 Stanford University, Hoover Institute Archives; search under: Machlup, Fritz, 1902-. Papers, 1911-1983.

PAPERS DATES: 1911-1983

SIZE: 313 ms. boxes, 11 oversize boxes, 6 card file boxes, 1 album box, 4 phonotape cassettes, and 4 phonotape reels.

INCLUDES: Correspondence, writings, reports, memoranda, notes, questionnaires, data, financial records, grant proposals, instructional materials, and printed matter, relating to economic theory, to information systems, and to the creation and transmission of knowledge; In English and German.

FINDING AID: Indexes: register available at: <nowiki>http://pdf.oac.cdlib.org/pdf/hoover/reg_098.pdf</nowiki>

SOURCE: RLIN; Hoover Institute online catalog.