Walter Bagehot
Walter Bagehot | |
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Portrait by Norman Hirst, after an unknown artist | |
| Born | 3 February 1826 Langport, Somerset, England |
| Died | 24 March 1877 (aged 51) Langport, Somerset, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University College London |
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| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth (Eliza) Wilson
(m. 1858) |
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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).