Keynes Biography Born on 5th June, 1883, John Maynard Keynes (also known as the Baron of Tilton) was a British economist whose thoughts on economics have significantly influenced the macroeconomic world1. His place of birth was Cambridge, in England in an upper, middle class family. His father, John Neville Keynes, was a lecturer and economist in the Cambridge University while the mother, Florence Ada Keynes, was a social reformer. Keynes would obtain substantial support from his father. This included professional and practical coaching to help assist him to pass his scholarship exams. Besides, he offered monetary aid both as a schoolboy and when his possessions were almost drained at the start of the Great Depression back in the year 19292.