Letters: Nobel laureate’s L.A. roots

Re “Nobelist created economic models,” Obituary, Oct. 22

Your recent obituary on Lawrence Klein, who won the Nobel Price in economics in 1980 for developing computer-based models that assist policymakers in forecasting economic fluctuations, failed to mention that he was a graduate of Los Angeles City College.

As a one-time administrator at the college, about 10 years ago, I invited Klein to attend an alumni event to honor him for his achievements. He accepted and was very gracious, I remember, in recalling how the college’s mathematics department and classes helped set him on his future road to success.

Fred Piegonski

Los Angeles

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