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Henry Sidgwick

1838 - 1900

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Henry Sidgwick (; 31 May 1838 – 28 August 1900) was an English utilitarian philosopher and economist and is best known in philosophy for his utilitarian treatise The Methods of Ethics. His work in economics has also had a lasting influence. He was the Knightbridge Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Cambridge from 1883 until his death. He was one of the founders and first president of the Society for Psychical Research and a member of the Metaphysical Society and promoted the higher education of women. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Sidgwick is the 174th most popular economist (down from 167th in 2019), the 1,739th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,511th in 2019) and the 26th most popular British Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Henry Sidgwick ranks 174 out of 414. Before him are Ernst Engel, Raymond Barre, Oskar R. Lange, Robert B. Wilson, Michał Kalecki, and Harriet Martineau. After him are Henry George, Jim Rogers, Oliver Hart, Piero Sraffa, Eli Heckscher, and János Kornai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1838, Henry Sidgwick ranks 41. Before him are Jules Brunet, Ludwig Gumplowicz, Gustav von Schmoller, Edwin Abbott Abbott, George William Hill, and Clemens Winkler. After him are Lucien Olivier, Paolo Boselli, Vatroslav Jagić, Joel Asaph Allen, Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha, and Nicolae Grigorescu. Among people deceased in 1900, Henry Sidgwick ranks 37. Before him are Mihály Munkácsy, Stephen Crane, Eugenio Beltrami, Pyotr Lavrov, Vasily Kalinnikov, and Birsa Munda. After him are Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, Peter Waage, Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg, Arthur Sullivan, and Hermann Levi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Sidgwick ranks 1,739 out of 8,785. Before him are John Marshall (1748), George Mary Searle (1839), Blanche of Lancaster (1345), Carol Reed (1906), Ben Cross (1947), and Greg Lake (1947). After him are Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766), Dave Hill (1946), Sandford Fleming (1827), Thomas Kyd (1558), William Prout (1785), and James Herriot (1916).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United Kingdom

Among economists born in United Kingdom, Henry Sidgwick ranks 26. Before him are James Mirrlees (1936), James Mill (1773), Clive Granger (1934), Tony Atkinson (1944), Angus Deaton (1945), and Harriet Martineau (1802). After him are Oliver Hart (1948), Kenneth E. Boulding (1910), Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859), Joan Robinson (1903), Israel Kirzner (1930), and James Steuart (1712).

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