Lionel Robbins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lionel Robbins

British economist

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1898

Place of Birth: Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-May-1984

Profession: politician, economist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Lionel Charles Robbins, Baron Robbins, (22 November 1898 – 15 May 1984) was a British economist, and prominent member of the economics department at the London School of Economics.
He is known for his leadership at LSE, his proposed definition of economics, and for his instrumental efforts in shifting Anglo-Saxon economics from its Marshallian direction.
He is famous for the quote, "Humans want what they can't have."