James M. Buchanan was born on 3 October 1919 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA. He was married to Anne Bakke and Ann Bakke. He died on 9 January 2013 in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
Professor of economics at the University of Virginia (1956-1968); University of California, Los Angeles (1968-1969); Virginia Tech (1969-1983); and George Mason University (1983-2007).