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William Nordhaus

William Nordhaus, American economist (1941-), joins the Watch Board with a restrained authority-backed profile.

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Life, work & what’s documented

William Nordhaus was born on 1941-05-31. Authority records identify William Nordhaus as American economist (1941-). The GND record also describes career roles including Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, Hochschullehrer, war an der Yale University tätig: Associate Professor, 1973-1978 Professor, 1979-1991 John-Musser-Professor, dann A.-Whitney-Griswold-Professor; seit 2001 Sterling-Professor für Ökonomie; Nobelpreis für Wirtschaftswissenschaften 2018. Recorded affiliations include National Bureau of Economic Research, Yale University.

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Authority records identify William Nordhaus as American economist (1941-). The GND record also describes career roles including Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, Hochschullehrer, war an der Yale University tätig: Associate Professor, 1973-1978 Professor, 1979-1991 John-Musser-Professor, dann A.-Whitney-Griswold-Professor; seit 2001 Sterling-Professor für Ökonomie; Nobelpreis für Wirtschaftswissenschaften 2018. Recorded affiliations include National Bureau of Economic Research, Yale University.

Statistics / evidence

Context is not destiny

Age 85 as of 2026-08-30. Age-club eligibility is celebratory context, not a health or mortality claim.

Historical illness and age are context, not proof of a current crisis or a factual mortality forecast.

Astrology / interpretation

The cosmic file

SunGemini 9.6°
MoonLeo 10.0°
MercuryCancer 2.4°
VenusGemini 20.8°
MarsPisces 10.2°
JupiterGemini 1.2°
SaturnTaurus 20.9°
UranusTaurus 27.0°
NeptuneVirgo 24.9°
PlutoLeo 2.5°

These placements are deterministic astronomical calculations. Interpretive meaning is separate from health, mortality, and factual claims.

Calculation confidence: date_based_reliable_birth_time_unknown. Moon: calculated date based. Rising sign: birth time needed. Date-based geocentric placements use a noon UTC reference. Moon uncertainty is retained. No Ascendant or houses are inferred. Astrology is interpretation, not fact, medicine, or mortality prediction.

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Sources & provenance

  1. Library of Congress authority recordLibrary of Congress / 2026-08-30 / identity / confidence: highSupports stable identity, birth year.
  2. German National Library via lobid GND authority recordGerman National Library via lobid GND / 2026-08-30 / identity / confidence: highSupports stable identity, birth year, career classification.

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Research last updated 2026-08-30.

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