William Cunningham (economist)
William Cunningham | |
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| Born | 29 December 1849 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 10 June 1919 (aged 69) Cambridge, England |
| Known for | Establishment of economic history in Britain |
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Adèle Rebecca Dunlop
(m. 1876)Archdeacon of Ely (1907–1919) |
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King's College, London | |
| Notable students | Ellen McArthur[5] |
| Notable works | The Growth of English Industry and Commerce (1882) |
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William Cunningham
Early life and education
Cunningham was born in
Career
Cunningham took holy orders in 1873, later serving as chaplain of Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1880 to 1891.
Cunningham's Growth of English Industry and Commerce During the Early and Middle Ages (1890; 4th ed., 1905) and Growth of English Industry and Commerce in Modern Times (1882; 3rd ed., 1903) were at the time among the standard works of reference on the industrial history of England.[16]
Cunningham's eminence as an economic historian gave special importance to his support of
He was a critic of the nascent neoclassical economics, particularly as propounded by his colleague, Alfred Marshall, and the Cambridge school.
Cunningham has been described as "a champion of women's education in Cambridge."[17] He taught the British historian Annie Abram.
Cunningham died in 1919 in Cambridge, England.[2]
Works
- Growth of English Industry and Commerce in Modern Times: The Mercantile System (1882); Cambridge U. Press, revised 7th ed. (1907) on line, McMaster
- Politics and Economics: An Essay on the Nature of the Principles of Political Economy, Together with a Survey of Recent Legislation, London, Kegan, Paul, Trench & Co. (1885)
- Growth of English Industry and Commerce During the Early and Middle Ages (1890); Cambridge, 5th ed. (1910) on line, McMaster
- The Use and Abuse of Money, New York, Scribner's (1891); Kessinger, (2006) ISBN 1-4254-9423-4
- William Cunningham (1897). Alien Immigrants to England. The Macmillan Co.
alien immigrants to england.
; Routledge (1997)ISBN 0-7146-1295-2 - An Essay on Western Civilization in Its Economic Aspects (Ancient Times), Cambridge U. Press (1898)
- An Essay on Western Civilization in Its Economic Aspects (Mediaeval and Modern Times), Cambridge U. Press (1900)
- The Rise and Decline of the Free Trade Movement (1904);ISBN 1-60520-115-4
- Christianity and Politics, Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin (1915)
- The Story of Cambridgeshire (1920). Cambridge University Press (reissued by ISBN 978-1-108-00341-4)
See also
References
Footnotes
- ^ Koot 2004; Scott 1920, p. 4.
- ^ a b c Koot 2004.
- ^ a b c "Cunningham, William (CNNN869W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Koot 2004; Scott 1920, p. 3.
- ^ Erickson 2018, p. 29.
- ^ Goldberg 2013, p. 193.
- ^ Berg 1996, p. 70.
- ^ Koot 2004; Scott 1920, p. 2.
- ^ Scott 1920, p. 2.
- ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 633.
- ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 633; Koot 2004.
- ^ Scott 1920, p. 8.
- ^ Koot 2004; Scott 1920, pp. 5, 7.
- ^ Chisholm 1911, pp. 633–634.
- ^ Bentley 2005, p. 185.
- ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 634.
- ^ Berg 1996, p. 8.
- ^ "Review of The Rise and Decline of the Free Trade Movement by W. Cunningham". The Oxford Magazine. 23. The Proprietors: 348. 24 May 1905. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-0-19-726326-6.
- ISBN 978-0-521-56852-4.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cunningham, William". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 633–634.
- Erickson, Amy Louise (2018). "Ellen Annette McArthur: Establishing a Presence in the Academy". In Smith, Hilda L.; Zook, Melinda (eds.). Generations of Women Historians: Within and Beyond the Academy. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 25–48. ISBN 978-3-319-77568-5. Archivedfrom the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ISBN 978-84-9960-052-9. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- Koot, Gerard M. (2004). "Cunningham, William (1849–1919)". .
- Scott, W. R. (1920). William Cunningham (1849–1919). London: British Academy. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
External links
Works by or about William Cunningham at Wikisource- Works by William Cunningham at Project Gutenberg
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