Arnold Plant | |
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| Born | 29 April 1898 Hoxton, London, England |
| Died | 19 April 1978 (aged 79) Camden, London, England |
| Spouse |
Edith Render (m. 1925) |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Academic career | |
| Institutions | London School of Economics |
| Other notable students | Ronald Coase |
| Influences | David Hume,[1] Edwin Cannan[1] |
Sir Arnold Plant (29 April 1898 – 19 April 1978) was a British economist.[2][3][4]
Biography
Plant was born in Hoxton, London, the son of a municipal librarian, William Charles Plant, and Thomasine Emily Plant.[5][1] After attending Strand School, he worked for a mechanical engineering organisation. At the advice of William Piercy, he set out to learn about management. He obtained a BCom degree (1922) and a BSc degree in Economics (1923; specialising in modern economic history) from the London School of Economics.[1]
He worked as a professor at the University of Cape Town (1923–1930) and at the London School of Economics (1930–1965).[2]
Plant's 1934 paper on patents, "The Economic Theory Concerning Patents for Inventions",[6] is considered a classic.[7]
In 1947, he was knighted.[2][8] He died in 1978. His widow, Edith, Lady Plant, died a decade later.[9]
Published work (selection)
- Plant, Arnold (February 1932). "Trends in Business Administration". Economica (35): 45–62. doi:10.2307/2548975. JSTOR 2548975.
- Plant, Arnold (February 1934). "The Economic Theory Concerning Patents for Inventions". Economica. New Series. 1 (1): 30–51. doi:10.2307/2548573. JSTOR 2548573.
- Plant, Arnold (May 1934). "The Economic Aspects of Copyright in Books". Economica. New Series. 1 (2): 167–195. doi:10.2307/2548748. JSTOR 2548748.
- Plant, Arnold (May 1939). "An African Survey". Economica. New Series. 6 (22): 205–212. doi:10.2307/2548933. JSTOR 2548933.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Coase, Ronald (1995). "Arnold Plant". Essays on Economics and Economists. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 176–184. ISBN 0-226-11102-4 – via Internet Archive.
- 1 2 3 Yame, B. S. (1980). "Professor Sir Arnold Plant, 1898–1978". Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (General). 143 (1): 92.
- ↑ "Obituary: Sir Arnold Plant – Services in the field of economics". The Times. 21 April 1978. p. 20.
- ↑ Cord, Robert A. (2019). "Arnold Plant (1898-1978)". In Cord, Robert A. (ed.). The Palgrave Companion to LSE Economics. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 329-346. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-58274-4.
- ↑ 1911 England Census
- ↑ Arnold Plant, "The Economic Theory Concerning Patents for Inventions", Economica: New Series, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Feb., 1934), pp. 30-51; reprinted in Arnold Plant, Selected Economic Essays and Addresses 35 (1974).
- ↑ Blaug, Mark, ed. (1986). "PLANT, Arnold". Who's Who in Economics: A Biographical Dictionary of Major Economists 1700-1986 (2nd ed.). Wheatsheaf Books Limited. p. 687 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Kitch, Edmund W. (October 1977). "The Nature and Function of the Patent System". Journal of Law and Economics. 20 (2): 265–290. doi:10.1086/466903. S2CID 52235846.
- ↑ "Deaths: Lady Plant". The Times. 8 June 1988. p. 2.
External links
- Who's Who, 1945: An Annual Biographical Dictionary to which is Incorporated "Men and Women of the Time". Vol. 97. London & New York: Adam & Charles Black and Macmillan Company. 1945. p. 2182 – via Internet Archive.
- Hayek, F.A. (1967). "The Transmission of the Ideals of Economic Freedom". Studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 196-197 – via Internet Archive.
- Arnold Plant Collection at the British Library of Political and Economic Science
- Works by or about Arnold Plant at Internet Archive
- Portraits of Arnold Plant at the National Portrait Gallery, London