20 moments

1. Family relocation to Rahway

   1912-01-01 · Rahway, New Jersey, United States

   

   Shortly after his birth, Friedman moved with his family from Brooklyn to Rahway, New Jersey. The source gives no more precise date than shortly after his July 1912 birth.

2. Birth in Brooklyn

   1912-07-31 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

   Friedman was born in Brooklyn, beginning a life that would make him one of the leading economists of the twentieth century. Coordinates represent Brooklyn rather than an undocumented birth address.

3. Rahway High School graduation

   1928-01-01 · Rahway High School, Rahway, New Jersey, United States

   Friedman completed secondary school in Rahway shortly before his sixteenth birthday.

4. Rutgers graduation

   1932-01-01 · Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

   Friedman completed his undergraduate education at Rutgers on a competitive scholarship. Coordinates represent the New Brunswick campus.

5. Master's study at Chicago

   1933-01-01 · University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States

   Friedman chose graduate economics at the University of Chicago and earned his master's degree there. The preceding sentence identifies the latter scholarship as economics at the University of Chicago.

6. New Deal work in Washington

   1935-01-01 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

   Unable to secure an academic post, Friedman followed W. Allen Wallis to Washington during the New Deal period and began work for the National Resources Planning Board. Coordinates represent central Washington, D.C.

7. Teaching at Wisconsin

   1940-01-01 · University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States

   Friedman accepted an economics teaching position at the University of Wisconsin–Madison before returning to government service.

8. Wabash College lectures

   1956-06-01 · Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States

   Friedman delivered the Wabash College lecture series that became the foundation for Capitalism and Freedom.

9. Visit to the Soviet Union

   1962-01-01 · Soviet Union

   Friedman later recalled a single visit to Russia in 1962, a Cold War-era journey distinct from his later visits to China. The source identifies Russia but not a city; coordinates are a representative point for the former Soviet Union's Russian territory.

10. American Economic Association presidential address

    1967-12-29 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    Friedman delivered his American Economic Association presidential address, later published as “The Role of Monetary Policy,” in Washington. Coordinates represent central Washington, D.C.; the source does not identify the meeting hotel.

11. Lectures at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

    1975-03-01 · Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

    During a seven-day Chile visit, Friedman delivered lectures on economic freedom at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Wikipedia identifies the trip as occurring during March 1975; coordinates represent the university's Santiago campus.

12. Lectures at University of Chile

    1975-03-01 · University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

    Friedman also delivered lectures at the University of Chile during his documented seven-day Chile visit. Wikipedia identifies the trip as occurring during March 1975; coordinates represent the University of Chile's central Santiago campus.

13. Move to San Francisco

    1977-01-01 · San Francisco, California, United States

    After retirement from Chicago, Friedman and Rose Friedman moved to San Francisco, where he became a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Coordinates represent San Francisco rather than an undocumented residence or office address.

14. First documented China visit

    1980-01-01 · China

    Friedman made the first of three recalled visits to China, participating in an exchange program under an American-Chinese committee. The source does not identify a city; coordinates are a representative point for China.

15. Second Chile visit

    1981-11-01 · Chile

    Friedman returned to Chile in mid-November and attended regional meetings of the Mont Pèlerin Society. The cited passage establishes Chile and mid-November 1981 but does not specify a meeting venue; coordinates are a representative point for Chile.

16. University of Iceland lecture

    1984-01-01 · University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland

    Friedman visited Iceland, met Icelandic figures, and lectured at the University of Iceland on the “tyranny of the status quo.” The source supports autumn 1984 but not a more precise date.

17. Shanghai Cato Institute conference

    1988-01-01 · Shanghai, China

    Friedman returned to China with Rose Friedman to attend a Cato Institute conference held in Shanghai. The source does not provide a month or day.

18. Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony

    1988-10-17 · White House, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    

    President Ronald Reagan presented Friedman with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the White House East Room.

19. Third documented China visit

    1993-01-01 · China

    Friedman made a third recalled visit to China, completing a sequence of visits in 1980, 1988, and 1993. The source does not identify a city or a more precise date; coordinates are a representative point for China.

20. Death in San Francisco

    2006-11-16 · San Francisco, California, United States

    

    Friedman died in San Francisco at age 94, while still engaged in original economic research. Coordinates represent San Francisco; the source does not identify the exact place of death.