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Walter Bagehot ( / ˈbædʒət / BAJ-ət; 3 February 1826 – 24 March 1877) was an English journalist, businessman, and essayist, who wrote extensively about government, economics, literature and race.
Walter Bagehot (born February 3, 1826, Langport, Somerset, England—died March 24, 1877, Langport) was an economist, political analyst, and editor of The Economist who was one of the most influential journalists of the mid-Victorian period.
Walter Bagehot, (born Feb. 3, 1826, Langport, Somerset, Eng.—died March 24, 1877, Langport), English economist, political analyst, and journalist. While working in his uncle’s bank, Bagehot wrote literary essays and economic articles that led to his involvement with The Economist.
Walter Bagehot (February 3, 1826 – March 24, 1877) was a British journalist, political analyst and economist, famous for his analysis of British Parliament and money market. Under his leadership The Economist became one of world’s leading business and political journals.
May 17, 2018 · Walter Bagehot (1826–1877) was one of the last and best of nineteenth-century England’s special breed of versatile men of letters. His literary output was phenomenal, not only for volume and quality, but also for the breadth of its subject matter.
The English Constitution is a book by Walter Bagehot. First serialised in The Fortnightly Review between 15 May 1865 and 1 January 1867, and later published in book form in 1867, [1] [2] it explores the constitution of the United Kingdom —specifically the functioning of Parliament and the British monarchy —and the contrasts between British ...
Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market (1873) is a book by Walter Bagehot. Bagehot was one of the first writers to describe and explain the world of international and corporate finance, banking, and money in understandable language. The book was initially printed in Great Britain by Henry S. King & Co. in 1873.
British economist and journalist. He worked as a banker before becoming editor of the Economist in 1860, a post which he held until his death. His insight into economic and political questions is shown in his books The English Constitution (1867), Lombard Street (1873), and Economic Studies (1880).
Walter Bagehot, who was born at Langport, Somerset, on 3 February 1826, died in the same village (in which he had always maintained a base though he spent his most vital years in London) on 24 March 1877 after a brief illness. At his early death he was already in his sixteenth year as editor of The Economist, the periodical whose British ...
Jun 11, 2009 · Walter Bagehot is an excellent example of the mid-Victorian polymath. He was a banker, journalist, editor, biographer, literary critic, economist and political analyst. The educated reader of today remembers him as the author of The English Constitution, which, though published in 1867, remains one of the best introductions to the workings of ...
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