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Nassau William Senior ( / ˈsiːniər /; 26 September 1790 – 4 June 1864), was an English lawyer known as an economist. He was also a government adviser over several decades on economic and social policy on which he wrote extensively.
Apr 7, 2024 · Nassau William Senior (born September 26, 1790, Compton Beauchamp, Berkshire, England—died June 4, 1864, London) was a British classical economist who influenced the political and economic policies of his day. Senior was educated at Eton and at the University of Oxford, from which he graduated in 1812. He qualified as a lawyer in 1819.
Nassau William Senior. Nassau William Senior (September 26, 1790 – June 4, 1864), was an English economist who occupied the first chair of political economy in England. He was one of the leading economists of the early nineteenth century, and was active in advising successive British governments with regard to economic policy.
Nassau William Senior (1790–1864), British economist, was the eldest son of the vicar of Durnford in Wiltshire. He was educated at Eton and at Magdalen College, Oxford. At Oxford he met Richard Whateley (later archbishop of Dublin), a rugged opponent of tradition who became Senior’s lifelong friend and exerted considerable influence on him.
Nassau William Senior, 1790-1864. English economist of the Oxford School.. A descendant of Sephardic Jewish emigrants to 17th C. London (from Portugal or Spain, via Hamburg), some of whom had gone on to live in Barbados and Jamaica, may help explain the unusual first and last name this great English economist.
Nassau William Senior was an influential critic of Malthus’ and Ricardo’s assumptions and made important contributions to the theory of international trade. Senior practised law in London before entering academia, living from 1821 onwards at 32 Kensington Square. Amongst the posts held was a brief period as Professor at Kings’ College London.
Jun 17, 2021 · Nassau William Senior was born in Compton Beauchamp in Berkshire on 26 September 1790, the firstborn child of the Reverend John Raven Senior (1764–1824), the son of a merchant trading overseas, and his wife, Mary, daughter of Henry Duke, solicitor-general of Barbados.
