Wilfred Beckerman

Wilfred Beckerman (19 May 1925 – 18 April 2020) was an English economist, professor, and author. Beckerman served as a fellow and tutor of Balliol College, Oxford, from 1964 until his departure to University College London in 1969. Beckerman served at UCL until 1975, in which he returned to Balliol. Beckerman served as a tutor, and later an Emeritus Fellow at the college, until his death in 2020.

As well as serving in his capacity at the two universities, Beckerman also authored and edited numerous books, primarily focused on environmental economics, with a left-wing political stance.

Early life and education Wilfred Beckerman was born 19 May 1925, in London to Moishe and Mathilda Beckerman, poor Jewish immigrants from Poland a Ukraine. He was the second youngest of six children. He earned a BA in economics in 1948 and a PhD in 1950.

Career Beckerman began his career lecturing at the University of Nottingham, During his tenure at UCL, Beckerman became an advisor for the initial Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. In 1975, he returned to his former position at Balliol College, where he remained until being named an Emeritus Fellow, a position he held until his death in 2020.

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