Thorstein Veblen
American economist and sociologist
Thorstein Bunde Veblen was an American economist and sociologist who, during his lifetime, emerged as a well-known critic of capitalism.
In his best-known book, The Theory of the Leisure Class, Veblen coined the concepts of conspicuous consumption... Wikipedia
Born: July 30, 1857, Cato, WI
Died: August 3, 1929 (age 72 years), Menlo Park, CA
Influenced by: John Dewey, William Graham Sumner, Immanuel Kant, and more
Education: Yale University (1884), Carleton College (1880), Cornell University, and more
Influenced: John Kenneth Galbraith, Wesley Clair Mitchell, C. Wright Mills, and more
Parents: Thomas Veblen and Kari Bunde