Bonamy Price

Bonamy Price

Bonamy Price (22 May 1807 - 8 January 1888) was an English political economist.

He was born at St Peter Port, Guernsey, and entered at Worcester College, Oxford, in 1825, where he took a double first in 1829. From 1830 to 1850 he was an assistant master at Rugby school. He then lived for some years in London, being engaged in business and literary work, and was appointed to serve on various royal commissions. He married in 1864.

In 1868 he was elected Drummond Professor of Political Economy at Oxford, and was thrice re-elected to the post, which he held till his death. In 1883 he was elected an honorary fellow of his college. In addition to his professorial work, he was in much request as a popular lecturer on political economy. He died in London.

His principal publications, exclusive of pamphlets, were: "The Principles of Currency" (1869), "Currency and Banking" (1876), "Chapters on Practical Political Economy" (1878).

References

*1911

External links

* [http://www.southwest.com.au/~ronnie/page27.html Page with additional bio info and genealogy]


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