Ex-US adviser Galbraith dies

HARVARD professor John Kenneth Galbraith, the renowned economist who influenced American presidents as an adviser and diplomat and was also a prolific best-selling author and TV host, has died aged 97.

Prof Galbraith died on Saturday of natural causes at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts about two weeks after he had been admitted.

His son Alan Galbraith said: “His mind was wonderful, right up until the end.”