Walter Bagehot

Walter Bagehot
Portrait by Norman Hirst, after an unknown artist
Born	(1826-02-03)3 February 1826 Langport, Somerset, England
Died	24 March 1877(1877-03-24) (aged 51) Langport, Somerset, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University College London
Occupations	Businessman essayist journalist
Political party	Liberal[1]
Spouse	Elizabeth (Eliza) Wilson ​ ​ (m. 1858)​
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Walter Bagehot (/ˈbædʒət/ BAJ-ət; 3 February 1826 – 24 March 1877) was an English journalist, businessman, and essayist, who wrote extensively about government, economics, literature and race. He is known for co-founding the National Review in 1855, and for his works The English Constitution and Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market (1873).