Background
Daniel Finkelstein graduated from the London School of Economics, where he studied economics and politics. He is a grandson of Alfred Wiener, a notable Jewish activist and founder of the renowned Wiener Library. He is the brother of Anthony Finkelstein, Dean of the UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences at University College London. His father Ludwik Finkelstein OBE was a Professor Emeritus of Measurement and Instrumentation.
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