Francis Ysidro Edgeworth: A Portrait with Family and Friends
Author(s): Lluís Barbé (Author)
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication Date: April 26, 2010
Language: English
Print length: 328 pages
ISBN-10: 1848447167
ISBN-13: 9781848447165
Book Description
Lluís Barbé has recreated the background and life of Francis Ysidro Edgeworth through a fascinating reconstruction that succeeds in shaping the first detailed biography ever published of this major economist and statistician.
Originating from previously unexplored letters and documents stored in archives and registers in Ireland, England and Catalonia, Edgeworth’’s relationships with his academic fellows –- including Sully, Jevons, Marshall, Galton, Pearson, Walras, Pantaleoni, Fisher, Pareto, Keynes –- are meticulously depicted. Stemming from undiscovered primary sources, this book also reveals a detailed insight into the academic world of the period 1875–1925 in the fields of economics and statistics.
With a descriptive survey of Edgeworth’’s work, this book will prove a captivating read for academics and postgraduate students in economic analysis, the history of economic thought and the history of statistics. Anyone with an interest in Francis Ysidro Edgeworth’’s life should also read this book.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘Barbé’s work is a well-done, almost unique study and it is a pleasure to recommend it to historians of economic theory in particular.’ — Warren J. Samuels, EH.NET
‘Barbé’s aim was to provide a “portrait” of Edgeworth, and in that it succeeds admirably. . . a trove of new personal information, all presented with an unfailingly intelligent commentary and a very high level of scholarship. . . this book surpasses all previous biographical accounts to such a degree as to be in a class of its own.’ — Stephen M. Stigler, History of Political Economy
‘This is a welcome biography of Edgeworth.’ — Peter Groenewegen, Economic History Review
‘Barbè’s book is bound to become the bibliographical reference on Edgeworth.’ — Alberto Baccini, Storia del Pensiero Economico
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