hicks

hicks
plural of hick
present third singular of hick

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/hiks/, n.
1. Edward, 1780-1849, U.S. painter.
2. Granville, 1902-82, U.S. writer, educator, and editor.
3. Sir John Richard, born 1904, British economist: Nobel prize 1972.

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[hiks]
Sir John Richard (1904 - 89), English economist. He did pioneering work on general economic equilibrium, the theory that economic forces tend to balance one another rather than simply reflect cyclical trends. Nobel Prize in Economics (1972, shared with K. J. Arrow)

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  • Hicks — ist der angelsächsischen Raum verbreitete Familienname folgender Personen: Alex Hicks (* 1969), kanadischer Eishockeyspieler Andy Hicks (* 1973), englischer Snooker Billard Spieler Artis Hicks (* 1978), US amerikanischer American Football Spieler …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • HICKS (J. R.) — HICKS JOHN RICHARD (1904 1989) Économiste britannique, Hicks a mené de front des activités de professeur (à l’université de Manchester jusqu’en 1946, puis, à partir de 1952, au All Souls College à Oxford) et la rédaction de nombreux ouvrages de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • hicks — hicks; hicks·ite; …   English syllables

  • Hicks — Hicks, John Richard …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Hicks — (izg. hȉks), John Richard (1904 1989) DEFINICIJA britanski ekonomist (Prilog teoriji privrednog ciklusa); Nobelova nagrada 1972 (s J. K. Arrowom) …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Hicks —  Pour l’article homophone, voir Ickx.  Cette page d’homonymie répertorie des personnes (réelles ou fictives) partageant un même patronyme. Antwon Hicks (1983 ), athlète américain ; Bill Hicks (1961 1993), humoriste américain ; …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hicks — Recorded as Hick, Hicke and the patronymics Hickes, Hicks and Hickson, this is a famous English medieval surname. Derived from the given name Richard, this was a personal name that was occasionally found in England in the pre 10th century, but… …   Surnames reference

  • Hicks — John Richard, 1904–1989, englischer Nationalökonom, der in London, Manchester und – von 1946 bis zu seinem Rücktritt 1965 – in Oxford lehrte; ⇡ Nobelpreis für Wirtschaftswissenschaften 1972 (zusammen mit ⇡ Arrow). H. gehört zu den herausragenden… …   Lexikon der Economics

  • Hicks — Hitzgi (schweiz.); Singultus (fachsprachlich); Schluckauf * * * Hịcks,   1) Edward, amerikanischer Maler, * Attleboro (heute Langhorn, Pennsylvania) 4. 4. 1780, ✝ Newton (Pennsylvania) 23. 8. 1849; ausgebildet als Kutschen und Schildermaler,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Hicks-Beach — or Hicks Beach is a surname, and may refer to:* Various of the Hicks and Hicks Beach Baronets, of Beverston, and the family of the Earl St Aldwyn* William Whitehead Hicks Beach (1907 ndash;1975), Conservative Party Member of Parliament for… …   Wikipedia

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