John Farnsworth Wright
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John Farnsworth Wright was a British economist
. He published the book Britain in the Age of Economic Management. He was a skeptic on government interventions in the economy.
He was born in Sheffield in 1929 and educated at King Edward VII School
, specialising in maths and physics in which he won a Hastings Scholarship to The Queen's College, Oxford
, in 1947.
He was appointed Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford
, in 1953; he was Tutor in Economics 1953–90, Official Fellow 1955–7, Estates Bursar 1955–97, and became an Emeritus Fellow in 1998.
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
. He published the book Britain in the Age of Economic Management. He was a skeptic on government interventions in the economy.
He was born in Sheffield in 1929 and educated at King Edward VII School
King Edward VII School (Sheffield)
King Edward VII School is a secondary school and language college located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. KES, named after the reigning monarch, was formed in 1905 when Wesley College was merged with Sheffield Royal Grammar School on the site of the former on Glossop Road...
, specialising in maths and physics in which he won a Hastings Scholarship to The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College, founded 1341, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Queen's is centrally situated on the High Street, and is renowned for its 18th-century architecture...
, in 1947.
He was appointed Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford
Trinity College, Oxford
The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,...
, in 1953; he was Tutor in Economics 1953–90, Official Fellow 1955–7, Estates Bursar 1955–97, and became an Emeritus Fellow in 1998.