Walter Bagehot
Journalist and economist, The Economist

Born
February 3rd, 1826
199 years ago
Died
1877
148 years ago — 51 years old
Category
Thinkers & Philosophers
Country
United Kingdom
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Edited The Economist from 1860
Authored 'The English Constitution'
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