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Edward Gonner

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Sir
Edward Carter Kearsey Gonner
Born1862 (1862)
Died1922 (1923)
NationalityUnited Kingdom
Occupations
  • Economist
  • Professor of Economics Science
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Sir Edward Carter Kearsey Gonner KBE (1862 - 1922) was an English economist, Professor of Economic Science at the University of Liverpool.[1][2][3]

Early life

Gonner was born on 5 March 1862 in Mayfair, London, to Peter Kersey Gonner, a silk mercer, and Elizabeth Carter. He attended the Merchant Taylors' School in London before studying at Lincoln College, Oxford.[1]

Career

He 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).[4] He was made CBE in 1918 and KBE in 1921.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gonner, Sir Edward Carter Kersey (1862–1922), economist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-47802. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  2. ^ The Times, Saturday, Feb 25, 1922; Issue 42965; pg. 9; col E — Death Of Sir E. Gonner. (original text available at Wikisource)
  3. ^ Fletcher, Gordon (2010-01-01), "Gonner, Edward Carter Kersey", The Biographical Dictionary of British Economists, Continuum, doi:10.1093/acref/9780199754717.001.0001/acref-9780199754717-e-215, ISBN 978-0-19-975471-7, retrieved 2020-05-19
  4. ^ "Gonner, E. C. K. (Edward Carter Kersey) (1862-1922) - People and organisations". Trove. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  5. ^ "Gonner, Edward Carter Kersey (1862–1922)". www.bloomsburyphilosophers.com. Retrieved 2020-05-18.