In what field did August von Hayek get his PhD?
Physics
Chemistry
Botany
Economics
Answer
August von Hayek was an Austrian economist, philosopher, and Nobel laureate who received his PhD in 1921 from the University of Vienna in the field of botany. His dissertation was on the subject of plant pigments and their function in photosynthesis. However, Hayek's main interest was in economics, and he went on to become one of the most influential economists of the 20th century.
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