Murray Rothbard
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Murray Rothbard was an American economist, political theorist, and historian known as a leading figure of anarcho-capitalism and the modern libertarian movement.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Murray Rothbard canonical | 30 |
| Murray N. Rothbard | 9 |
| Joey Rothbard | 1 |
| Murray Newton Rothbard | 1 |
| Rothbard | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Murray Rothbard Context triple: [Ludwig von Mises, influenced, Murray Rothbard]
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Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises was an Austrian School economist and social philosopher known for his work on praxeology, economic calculation, and critiques of socialism and government intervention.
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Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman was a prominent American economist and Nobel laureate known for his advocacy of free-market capitalism, monetarism, and limited government intervention in the economy.
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Friedrich Hayek
Friedrich Hayek was an Austrian-British economist and political philosopher known for his defense of classical liberalism, free-market capitalism, and critiques of central economic planning.
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Karl Menger
Karl Menger was an Austrian mathematician and philosopher known for his work in dimension theory, geometry, and the foundations of probability and economics.
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E.
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk was an Austrian economist renowned for his influential work on capital and interest theory and as a leading figure of the Austrian School of economics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Murray Rothbard Target entity description: Murray Rothbard was an American economist, political theorist, and historian known as a leading figure of anarcho-capitalism and the modern libertarian movement.
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Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises was an Austrian School economist and social philosopher known for his work on praxeology, economic calculation, and critiques of socialism and government intervention.
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B.
Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman was a prominent American economist and Nobel laureate known for his advocacy of free-market capitalism, monetarism, and limited government intervention in the economy.
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Friedrich Hayek
Friedrich Hayek was an Austrian-British economist and political philosopher known for his defense of classical liberalism, free-market capitalism, and critiques of central economic planning.
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Karl Menger
Karl Menger was an Austrian mathematician and philosopher known for his work in dimension theory, geometry, and the foundations of probability and economics.
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E.
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk was an Austrian economist renowned for his influential work on capital and interest theory and as a leading figure of the Austrian School of economics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anarcho-capitalist
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economist ⓘ historian ⓘ human ⓘ libertarian ⓘ political theorist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-03-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-01-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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surface form:
Columbia College, Columbia University
Columbia University ⓘ Columbia University ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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| employer |
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas ⓘ |
| familyName |
Murray Rothbard
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Rothbard
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| fieldOfWork |
economics
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history ⓘ libertarian theory ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| fullName |
Murray Rothbard
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Murray Newton Rothbard
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| genre |
economic treatise
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historical analysis ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Murray ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
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Lew Rockwell ⓘ Robert P. Murphy ⓘ Walter Block ⓘ modern libertarian movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Albert Jay Nock
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Aristotle ⓘ Frank Chodorov ⓘ Friedrich Hayek ⓘ Ludwig von Mises ⓘ Murray Rothbard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Murray N. Rothbard
St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Mises Institute
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surface form:
Ludwig von Mises Institute
Mont Pelerin Society ⓘ |
| movement |
Austrian School of economics
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anarcho-capitalism ⓘ modern American libertarianism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
America’s Great Depression
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Conceived in Liberty ⓘ For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto ⓘ Man, Economy, and State ⓘ Power and Market ⓘ The Ethics of Liberty ⓘ The Mystery of Banking ⓘ What Has Government Done to Our Money? ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
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surface form:
Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| politicalIdeology |
anarcho-capitalism
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libertarianism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
academic vice president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute
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professor of economics ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism (background) ⓘ |
| spouse |
Murray Rothbard
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Joey Rothbard
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| theoreticalContribution |
developed a natural-rights foundation for libertarianism
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extended Austrian School economics to a comprehensive social philosophy ⓘ systematized anarcho-capitalist political theory ⓘ |
| viewOnEconomy | advocated laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ |
| viewOnMoney | supported gold standard and free banking ⓘ |
| viewOnState | advocated abolition of the state ⓘ |
| viewOnTaxation | considered taxation a form of theft ⓘ |
| viewOnWar | advocated non-interventionist foreign policy ⓘ |
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Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Murray N. Rothbard
subject surface form:
Ludwig von Mises
this entity surface form:
Murray N. Rothbard
this entity surface form:
Murray N. Rothbard
this entity surface form:
Murray Newton Rothbard
this entity surface form:
Rothbard
this entity surface form:
Murray N. Rothbard
this entity surface form:
Joey Rothbard
this entity surface form:
Murray N. Rothbard
this entity surface form:
Murray N. Rothbard
this entity surface form:
Murray N. Rothbard
this entity surface form:
Murray N. Rothbard
subject surface form:
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
this entity surface form:
Murray N. Rothbard