Henry Charles Carey

  • American

Henry Charles Carey was a notable American publisher and economist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Highly influential in his day, Henry Carey is arguably the single most influential American economist of the 19th Century. - AsNotedIn

Notable Position Organization From To
Partner Carey and Lea 1817 1838

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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1793/12/15 Henry Carey is born in Philadelphia, the son of Mathew Carey and Bridget Flahaven Carey. Born
1817/00/00 By age twelve, Henry is managing his father's branch store at 229 Market Street in Philadelphia. By fifteen he will be managing the finances of the firm. Work East Center City Commercial Historic District Philadelphia, PA
1837/00/00 The first volume of "Principles of Political Economy" by Henry C Carey is published by Carey, Lea and Blanchard of Chestnut street in Philadelphia and Frank Cass and Co in London. Author Principles of Political Economy (Carey book)
1848/04/00 "The Past, the Present and the Future" is published in Philadelphia by Carey and Hart. Reversing the Ricardian theory, Carey argues in his 'hilliside' theory of rent that increasing agriculture moves from comparatively less fertile to more fertile lands. Author The Past, the Present and the Future (Carey book)
1879/11/13 Henry Charles Carey dies. Died

1 Creative Work by Henry Charles Carey »

Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Principles of Political Economy (Carey book) Author Dissertation 1837/00/00
  • 1000 or so Notable Essays, Treatises and Eruditions

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