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Richard T. Ely
American economist (1854–1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Theodore Ely (April 13, 1854 – October 4, 1943) was an American economist, author, and leader of the Progressive movement who called for more government intervention to reform what they perceived as the injustices of capitalism, especially regarding factory conditions, compulsory education, child labor, and labor unions.
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Richard T. Ely | |
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![]() Ely around 1910, at the University of Wisconsin | |
Born | (1854-04-13)April 13, 1854 Ripley, New York, U.S. |
Died | October 4, 1943(1943-10-04) (aged 89) Old Lyme, Connecticut, U.S. |
Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery |
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Academic career | |
Field | Political economy |
Institutions | |
Doctoral advisor | Karl Knies |
Academic advisors | Johann Bluntschli |
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Ely is best remembered as a founder and the first Secretary of the American Economic Association, as a founder and secretary of the Christian Social Union, and as the author of a series of widely read books on the organized labor movement, socialism, and other social issues.