Arthur Seldon (1916-2005)

10/12/2005 Mises Wire Mises.org

Arthur Seldon, founder and director of the Institute for Economic Affairs and adjunct scholar of the Mises Institute, has died. Chris Tame writes: “he was a genuine libertarian, idealist, and true comrade to others.” His collected works are available from LibertyFund.

Courtesy of the Instituto Burno Leoni, here is a picture of Seldon (left), Mises (middle), and Leoni (right:

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