Mollie Orshansky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mollie Orshansky

American economist

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1915

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 18-Dec-2006

Profession: mathematician, economist, statistician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Mollie Orshansky (January 9, 1915 – December 18, 2006) was an American economist and statistician who, in 1963–65, developed the Orshansky Poverty Thresholds, which are used in the United States as a measure of the income that a household must not exceed to be counted as poor.