|
1906, 5
August |
Born in Munich, in
two weeks the Leontief family moves back to Saint Petersburg |
|
1919 |
The family is moved
from their family house on the Krestovskiy Island;
matriculation to the 27th Soviet Union Labor School
|
|
1921 |
A diploma of
secondary education received; entrance to the social sciences
department of Petrograd University |
|
1922, ëåòî |
Short
detention
for
participation
in
meetings
against
expulsion
of
prominent
scientists
from
Russia
|
|
1923 |
New publication
(translation of K.Shefer’s book “Classical Systems of Currency
Stabilization” |
|
1924 |
Graduation
from
the
Leningrad
(former
Petrograd
) University
|
|
1925 |
Departure to
Germany for continuation of studies in the doctorate of Berlin
University; the first original research published “Balance of
National Economy of USSR» |
|
1928 |
Defense
of
doctorate
thesis
on
economics
|
|
1928-1929 |
Economic
advisor
of
minister
of
railway
transportation
in
China
|
|
1928, 1929-1931 |
Joins the Institute
of World economics in University of Kiel |
|
1931 |
Arrival in the USA,
beginning of work at Harvard University |
|
1932 |
Marries
poet
Estella
Marks
|
|
1933 |
American
citizenship received, beginning of development of input-output
methodology |
|
1936 |
Publication
of
research
work
“
Quantitative
analysis
of
“Input-output”
ratio
in
economic
system
of
the
United
States”
|
|
1937 |
Publication of
article “Blind” Theory. Methodological Critics of Neocambridge
School” |
|
1938 |
Publication of
article “Modern Significance of Economic Theory of Marks”
|
|
1941 |
Publication
of
research
“Structure
of
American
Economy”
|
|
1943-1945 |
Works in Washington
D.C. as chief of Russian economy department of strategic
service |
|
1944 |
The
work
on
the
first
“Input
–Output”
table
for
the
Department
of
Labor
finished
|
|
1946 |
Coming back to the
Harvard University and creation of the Centre of Economic
Research |
|
1948 |
Publication of
article “To the Question of Pluralistic Interpretation of
History and Problem of Interdisciplinary Cooperation”
|
|
1953 |
Chairs political
economy department of Harvard University; the financing of
work under “input-output” methodology stopped |
|
1958 |
Renewal
of
cooperation
with
American
state
bodies,
visit
to
the
USSR
|
|
1963-1964 |
Publication of
research “ Modern Technique of Economic Planning and
Forecasting” |
|
1969 |
Visit to Cuba |
|
1970 |
Elected president
of American Economic Association, visit to Japan to the
conference on combating pollution of environment
|
|
1973 |
The Nobel Prize
winner “For Development of Input-Output Methodology and Its
Implementation to the Main Economic Problems” , start of work
in the UN Socio- Economic Council, visit to China
|
|
1975 |
Moves to New York,
becomes a professor at New York University |
|
1976 |
Founds
and
heads
the
Institute
of
Economic
Analysis
|
|
1977 |
Publication of
research “The Future of the World Economy” |
|
1979 |
The second visit to
the USSR |
|
1982 |
Resignation from
the position of head of Institute of Economic Analysis
|
|
1989 |
Elected
as
honored
doctor
of
Saint
Petersburg
State
University
|
|
1990 |
Ceremonial
presentation
of
diploma
and
cloak
in
the
Petrovskiy
(Senat)
hall
of
Saint
Petersburg
State
University
|
|
1993 |
Last visit to
Russia |
|
1999, 5
February |
Passes away in the
New York city |
