Sir Edward Carter Kearsey Gonner KBE (1862 - 1922) was an English economist, Professor of Economic Science at the University of Liverpool.[1][2][3]
Sir Edward Carter Kearsey Gonner | |
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| Born | 1862 |
| Died | 1922 |
| Nationality | British |
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| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Early life
editGonner was born on 5 March 1862 in Mayfair, London, to Peter Kersey Gonner, a silk mercer, and Elizabeth Carter. He attended Merchant Taylors' School in London, before matriculating at Lincoln College, Oxford in 1880, graduating B.A. in 1884.[1][4]
Career
editHe was a lecturer for the London Extension Society, as well as for University College, Bristol. In 1891 he was appointed professor at the University of Liverpool. His works on economics included Common Land and Inclosure (1912).[5] He was made CBE in 1918 and KBE in 1921.[1][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Gonner, Sir Edward Carter Kersey (1862–1922), economist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47802. Retrieved 18 May 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ The Times, Saturday, Feb 25, 1922; Issue 42965; pg. 9; col E — Death Of Sir E. Gonner. (original text available at Wikisource)
- ^ Fletcher, Gordon (1 January 2010), Rutherford, Donald; Backhouse, Roger; Brewer, Anthony; Capie, Forrest; Clarkson, Leslie; Eltis, Walter; Gilbert, Geoffrey; Groenewegen, Peter; Harcourt, G.C; Littlechild, Stephen; Lloyd, T.H; Maas, Harro; Thompson, Noel; Waterman, A.M.C (eds.), "Gonner, Edward Carter Kersey", The Biographical Dictionary of British Economists, Continuum, doi:10.1093/acref/9780199754717.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-975471-7, retrieved 19 May 2020
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Gonner, E. C. K. (Edward Carter Kersey) (1862-1922) - People and organisations". Trove. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Gonner, Edward Carter Kersey (1862–1922)". www.bloomsburyphilosophers.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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