Sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave (1827-1919)

Sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave (11 June 1827 – 25 January 1919) was a British economist.

Early life

Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave was born on 11 June 1827. He was the son of

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(born Cohen) and his wife Elizabeth Turner, daughter of the banker

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. His brothers were Francis Turner Palgrave,

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and Sir Reginald Palgrave. He was educated at Charterhouse School.

Career

In 1843, at the age of 16, he joined the bank of Deacon, Williams and Co. He then in 1845 joined Dawson Turner Turner and Gurney in Yarmouth, the banking firm of his grandfather

. He was also a director of Barclay and Co. and a clerk of the House of Commons. In 1877 he became financial editor of ''

The Economist ''The Economist'' is a British weekly newspaper printed in demitab format and published digitally. It focuses on current affairs, international business, politics, technology, and culture. Based in London, the newspaper is owned by The Eco ...

'' and became editor-in-chief on the death of

Walter Bagehot Walter Bagehot ( ; 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 ...

the same year, a position he held until 1883. He produced the three volume '' Palgrave's Dictionary of Political Economy'' (1894, 1896 and 1899) and also edited the collected historical works of his father, Sir

. He also edited ''The Banking Almanac'' until his death, and for a time was editor of ''The Bankers' Magazine''. He was elected a

Fellow of the Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the judges of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathemat ...

in June 1882. That year he wrote ''Twelve Etchings of the Rev. E. T. Daniell'' and 24 copies of the book containing Daniell's

etchings Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types ...

were made, but not published. He was knighted in 1909 on the final completion of his dictionary.

Personal life

He married in 1859 Sarah Maria Brightwen, daughter of George Brightwen of

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References

* Murray Milgate, 1987 008 "Palgrave, Robert Harry Inglis," '' The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics'', v. 3, pp. 789–91.

External links

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