Henry Higgs
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Henry Higgs (1864 - 1940) was an English civil servant, economist and historian of economic thought. He oversaw the new edition of Palgrave's Dictionary of Political Economy in the 1920's, and published several articles and books on topics from the history of economic thought, especially on the Physiocrats.
His long and devoted service to the Royal Economic Society, of which he was a founding member, makes him an important figure in the history of the British economics profession. His research on Cantillon and French economics was a result of Foxwell's lectures at University College London, which also first aroused his interest in economics. His publications on financial matters gained from his intimate acquaintance with their management at the highest levels.
[edit] Publications
- The Physiocrats, 1897.
- The Financial System of the United Kingdom, 1914.
- Financial Reform, 1926.
[edit] References
- M. Blaug (ed.) - Who's who in economics (3d edition), 1999.
