A great loss to the HET and heterodox economist community. He was 
beloved and admired by whomever came to know him. R.I.P.

Cristina Marcuzzo

Il 07/12/21 05:25, Alexander Millmow ha scritto:
> Dear Colleagues
> Today 7 December the great Australian economist Geoff Harcourt, 90, 
> passed away after a short illness.
>  He was one of the doyens of Australian economics.
>  He was founder member of the history of economic thought society of 
> Australia and a distinguished fellow of the society. He was awarded of 
> Companion in the Order of Australia - that nation’s highest honour – 
> in 2018 citing his ‘eminent service to higher education as an academic 
> economist and author, particularly in the fields of post-Keynesian 
> economics, capital theory and economic thought’. He wrote an excellent 
> biography of Joan Robinson (With Prue Kerr). Many scholars will recall 
> that Geoff was a mentor to hundreds of HET students and that many, 
> including myself owed their careers to his influence and advice. we 
> will sorely miss him
>
> Kind regards
>
> Alex Millmow
>
> Associate Professor in Economics
> Federation Business School
> and
> President of the History of Economic Thought Society of Australia