Henry George (September 2, 1839 – October 29, 1897) was an American political economist, social philosopher and journalist. His writing was immensely popular in 19th-century America …

George had failed at several attempts to gain elective office, but in 1876 he secured a political appointment as state gas-meter inspector that enabled him to work on Progress and Poverty, …

Henry George, American economist and social philosopher (b. Philadelphia 1839, d. New York 1897). Principal works: The Science of Political Economy, Progress & Poverty, Protection or …

Henry George (September 2, 1839 – October 29, 1897) was an American, journalist, reformist, and political economist. Although he had no formal academic training, his economic analyses …

Henry George’s 1879 book Progress and Poverty articulated the problem felt by many people during the Gilded Age — that despite the booming economy, many people were left behind in …

During his lifetime, he became the third most famous man in the United States, only surpassed in public acclaim by Thomas Edison and Mark Twain. George was translated into almost every …

Mar 15, 2025 · Henry George was an American political economist, journalist, and social activist who is today most famous for his 1879 book, Progress and Poverty, and for his advocacy of …

Henry George was an American journalist, political economist, and political leader of the late nineteenth century.

In his heyday Henry George was very popular, with his ideas inspiring passionate debate among young intellectuals. After George published Progress and Poverty in 1879, a political …

Though not widely remembered today in the pantheon of economic theorists, Henry George was a notable writer on the topic of political economy in the mid-to-late 19 th century.