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Walter Bagehot
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Walter Bagehot (1826–1877) was a writer whose literary output includes *The love-letters of Walter Bagehot and Eliza Wilson*, *Parliamentary reform*, *La constitution anglaise*, *The collected works of Walter Bagehot*, and *倫敦貨幣市場*. He is recognized as the author of 107 works.
His writings have been referenced by 278 other encyclopedia articles. One of his recorded quotes states, "Whatever may be the defects of Gibbon's history, none can deny him a proud precision and a style in marching order."
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1826-02-03 ) 3 February 1826, Langport , Somerset, England
- Died
- 24 March 1877 (1877-03-24) (aged 51), Langport, Somerset, England
- Alma mater
- University College London
- Occupations
- Businessman essayist journalist
- Political party
- Liberal
- Spouse
- Elizabeth (Eliza) Wilson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1858 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Walter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Langport
- Place of death
- Somerset
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- editor-in-chief
- Educated at
- University College London
- Employer
- The Economist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Image
- Walter Bagehot NPG cropped.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1826-02-03
- Commons category
- Walter Bagehot
- date of death
- 1877-01-01
- place of burial
- Langport
- writing language
- English language
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
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Encyclopedic overview
Walter Bagehot (/ˈbædʒət/ BAJ-ət; 3 February 1826 – 24 March 1877) was an English journalist, businessman, and essayist, who wrote extensively about government, economics, literature and race. He is known for co-founding the National Review in 1855, and for his works The English Constitution and Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market (1873).
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