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William Beveridge

1879 - 1963

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William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron Beveridge, (5 March 1879 – 16 March 1963) was a British economist and Liberal politician who was a progressive, social reformer, and eugenicist who played a central role in designing the British welfare state. His 1942 report Social Insurance and Allied Services (known as the Beveridge Report) served as the basis for the welfare state put in place by the Labour government elected in 1945. He built his career as an expert on unemployment insurance. He served on the Board of Trade as Director of the newly created labour exchanges, and later as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Food. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Beveridge is the 166th most popular economist (down from 149th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Bangladesh (down from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Bangladeshi Economist.

William Beveridge is most famous for his report on the five giants of want, which was published in 1942. The report identified five "giant evils" that were the major obstacles to achieving full employment: squalor, ignorance, want, idleness, and disease.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, William Beveridge ranks 166 out of 414. Before him are Richard Cantillon, Greg Mankiw, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Robert C. Merton, Gustav von Schmoller, and Ernest Mandel. After him are Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Ernst Engel, Raymond Barre, Oskar R. Lange, Robert B. Wilson, and Michał Kalecki.

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Among people born in 1879, William Beveridge ranks 64. Before him are Edward Steichen, Vladko Maček, Johan Nygaardsvold, Billy Mitchell, Jane Darwell, and Huda Sha'arawi. After him are Paul Poiret, Agrippina Vaganova, Samuel Goldwyn, Ethel Barrymore, Frederick Schule, and Alfred Korzybski. Among people deceased in 1963, William Beveridge ranks 53. Before him are Rikidōzan, Alois Hudal, Hubert Pierlot, Alexander Marinesko, Eduard Spranger, and Karl von Terzaghi. After him are Camille Chautemps, Sarit Thanarat, Otto Struve, William Carlos Williams, Ferenc Fricsay, and Ngô Đình Nhu.

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In Bangladesh

Among people born in Bangladesh, William Beveridge ranks 12 out of 74. Before him are Atiśa (982), Abdul Hamid (1944), Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920), Mohammad Ali Bogra (1909), Matsyendranatha (901), and Zillur Rahman (1929). After him are Fazlur Rahman Khan (1929), Sri Chinmoy (1931), Ziaur Rahman (1936), Iajuddin Ahmed (1931), Anandamayi Ma (1896), and Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Bangladesh

Among economists born in Bangladesh, William Beveridge ranks 1. After him are Fakhruddin Ahmed (1940).

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