Alfred Marshall

British economist (1842–1924)

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Alfred Marshall was a British economist who lived from 1842 to 1924 and became one of the most influential economic thinkers of his era. His work fundamentally shaped how economics is studied and understood, making him a central figure in the development of modern economic theory.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Alfred
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Place of birth: London
Place of death: Cambridge
Spouse: Mary Paley Marshall
Occupation: university teacher
Educated at: University of Cambridge
Employer: University of Bristol
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Fellow of the British Academy
Notable work: Principles of Economics
Doctoral student: Arthur Cecil Pigou
Field of work: neoclassical economics
Image: Alfred Marshall.jpg

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Commons category: Alfred Marshall
date of birth: 1842-01-01
date of death: 1924-01-01
member of: Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
influenced by: Léon Walras
name in native language: Alfred Marshall
writing language: English language

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Encyclopedic overview

Alfred Marshall (26 July 1842 – 13 July 1924) was an English economist and one of the most influential economists of his time. His book Principles of Economics (1890) was the dominant economic textbook in England for many years, and brought the ideas of supply and demand, marginal utility, and costs of production into a coherent whole, popularizing the modern neoclassical approach which dominates microeconomics to this day. As a result, he is known as the father of scientific economics.

Early life

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