1935
Born to Janko and Ana Sicherl in Ljubljana, Slovenia, at that time a part of former Yugoslavia.
1960
Graduates summa cum laude from the University of Ljubljana, receiving a diploma in economics.
1960
Employed by the Federal Planning Bureau of Yugoslavia in Belgrade as a researcher.
1962
Marries Jana Sicherl and receives a Master of Arts in development economics from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
1967
Receives a Doctor of Philosophy in economics from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
1967
Is deputy director of the Yugoslav Institute for Economic Research and a Halsworth research fellow at the University of Manchester.
1970
Harvard University, Development Advisory Service, Ethiopia Project, Ministry of Planning and Development, Addis Ababa.
1973
Develops 2 generic statistical measures to supplement existing methodology across many indicators, domains and levels of comparison.
1974
Joins the University of Ljubljana as assistant professor, then associate professor in 1976, and finally full professor in 1984.
1978
Becomes a project coordinator for the International Center for Public Enterprises, Ljubljana.
1980
Becomes a member of the Federal Council of Economic Advisors and serves as a visiting professor at Williams College.
1986
Receives the Senior Fulbright Research Award and becomes a visiting fellow at the Economic Growth Center of Yale University.
1988
Serves as chairman of the Subcommittee of the Commission for Economic Reform, Belgrade.
1992
Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics, The University of Strathclyde, and The Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
1996
Serves as visiting ACE fellow and visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna, Austria.
1993
Is Owner and Hea of SICENTER (Socio-economic Indicators Center), Ljubljana, Slovenia, and presently remains in these roles.
2011
Authors “Time Distance in Economics and Statistics, New Insights from Existing Data.”
2014
Authors “Inter-Temporal Aspects of Well-Being” published in the Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research.
2017
Receives the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who.
2019
Authors “Different statistical measures create different perceptions on the digital divide,” published in The Information Society.