Richard T. Ely

Economist, Author

1854 – 1943

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Who was Richard T. Ely?

Richard Theodore Ely was an American economist, author, and leader of the Progressive movement who called for more government intervention in order to reform what they perceived as the injustices of capitalism, especially regarding factory conditions, compulsory education, child labor, and labor unions. 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 questions.

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Born
Apr 13, 1854
Ripley
Also known as
  • Richard Theodore Ely
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Columbia University
Employment
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Johns Hopkins University
Died
Oct 4, 1943
Old Lyme

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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