Walter Bagehot

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Walter Bagehot (February 3, 1826 – March 24, 1877), IPA /ˈbædʒət/[1], was a nineteenth century British economist.

He was born in Langport, Somerset, England. He attended University College London, where he earned a master's degree in 1848. He was called to the Bar, but did not practice, and joined his father in the banking business. He wrote for various periodicals, but gained notice as an early editor of The Economist newspaper, which had been founded by his father-in-law. After taking over in 1861, he expanded the publication's reporting on the United States and on politics, and is considered to have increased its influence among policymakers.

In 1867, he wrote a book called The English Constitution which explored the constitution of the United Kingdom, specifically the functioning of Parliament and the British monarchy and the contrasts between British and American government. The book is a standard work which was translated into several languages.

He also wrote Physics and Politics (1872), and Lombard Street (1873), a valuable financial work.

A collection of essays, biographical and economic, was published after his death.

References

• This article incorporates public domain text from: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London, J.M. Dent & sons; New York, E.P. Dutton.

External link

• Works by Walter Bagehot at Project Gutenberg