Robert Fogel

Robert William Fogel was an American economist, economic historian, and writer. Born in New York City, he held positions as a university teacher at the University of Chicago, Harvard University, the University of Rochester, and Johns Hopkins University. He was educated at Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Cornell University, and Stuyvesant High School. His doctoral advisor was Simon Kuznets, and he was influenced by Evsey Domar and Kuznets.

Fogel received the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel and the Bancroft Prize. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, and the American Philosophical Society. His doctoral students included John Komlos and Claudia Goldin. He authored works such as *The genus Leucophelps (Basdiomycotina, Leucogastrales)*, *Which road to the past?*, and *Insect mycophagy*. He died in Oak Lawn in 2013.