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Born in Cambridge England to an uppermiddleclass familyJohn Maynard Keynes18831946 attended Eton College and Kings College Cambridge where he received a BA in mathematics in 1904 From an early age he evinced an optimism about improving human life and believed in the power of government to change things for the better During World War I Keynes served in the Treasury and his success in this role led to his appointment as a representative to the Versailles peace conference in 1919 While this experience was ultimately frustrating and disillusioning it laid the foundation for his later work during the Great Depression and World War II when his ideas gained increasing influence and were gradually adopted by economic policymakers throughout the world
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