# Burton S. Blumert (1929–2009) Back to [[Murray Rothbard]] · [[Biography]] **Role for Rothbard:** a close friend and financial backer, and the publisher behind much of Rothbard's later work. - **Co-founded the Center for Libertarian Studies** with Rothbard, which Blumert's Wikipedia page dates to **1975**. Rothbard's page says 1976. - As CLS president he published the ***Journal of Libertarian Studies***, the *Austrian Economics Newsletter* and the ***Rothbard-Rockwell Report***. - Co-founder and later chairman of the **Mises Institute**, and publisher of LewRockwell.com ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Blumert)). ## Life - Born **February 11, 1929**, Brooklyn. Educated at NYU. Served in the US Air Force in the Korean War era. - **Camino Coin Company**, a bullion and coin dealer, which he ran from 1959 to 2008. He credited the coin trade with making him a libertarian. - **Chairman of Ron Paul's 1988 presidential campaign.** - Author of *Bagels, Barry Bonds, and Rotten Politicians*. - Died **March 30, 2009**. - (Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Blumert)) ## Sources - Wikipedia, "Burton Blumert": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Blumert - Wikipedia, "Murray Rothbard": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rothbard