Background
Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch was born on March 2 1895 in Oslo, Norway.
Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch was born on March 2 1895 in Oslo, Norway.
At his mother's advice, while doing his apprenticeship Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch also started studying at the Royal Frederick University (University of Oslo). His chosen topic was economics, as it seemed to be "the shortest and easiest study" available at the university, and passed his degree in 1919. In 1920 he also passed his handicraftsman tests and became a partner in his father's workshop.
Frisch was the recipient of many awards and honors from the world economy - the premium Schumpeter (Schumpeter Prize), Antonio Feltrinelli Prize of the National Academy of Sciences of Italy (Antonio Feltrinelli Prize). Frisch was also a member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences (Norwegian Academy of Science), the British Royal Statistical Society (The Royal Statistical Society), the American Economic Association (American Economic Association) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (American Academy Of Sciences).
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Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch's most important hobby was bee-keeping, for which he performed genetic studies.
In 1920 Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch married Marie Smedal. They had a daughter, Ragna. After his first wife died in 1952, he remarried in 1953 with childhood friend Astrid Johannessen, who died in 1980.