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E. F. Schumacher (1911-1977)

German-born Ernst Friedrich Schumacher was a ground-breaking economist. A Rhodes scholar who studied at Oxford and Colombia, Schumacher worked with William Beveridge on his famous report that became the blueprint for the UK's Welfare State. He also worked with various British governments advising the coal industry after it was nationalised.