Francis Ysidro Edgeworth

1845–1926 (age 81)

Biography

Francis Ysidro Edgeworth applied his legal mind to the pressing questions of economics, devising mathematical methods that clarified utility, taxation, and the responsibilities of the state.

He inspired generations of scholars to pursue reasoned policy, and his grave at Holywell Cemetery marks a life devoted to the rigorous fusion of morality and statistics.

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