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Arthur Berry, 1862-1929.

English mathematical economist and astronomer. 

Originally from Croyden, Arthur Berry studied at UCL and then won a scholarship to King's College, Cambridge.  At Cambridge, Berry studied under Alfred Marshall, and became interested in economics.  However, Berry was a mathematician first and foremost.  He was Senior Wrangler in the Mathematical Tripos of 1885, and went on to become lecturer in mathematics and fellow of King's College, Cambridge in 1886.  Berry nonetheless made significant contributions to economics - notably on the theory of distribution (1890) and on Edgeworth's contract curve (1891).   Marshall credits Berry, along with Flux, for assistance with the mathematical appendix of his 1890 Principles.

Berry stayed on at Cambridge, working mostly on mathematics and astronomy.  He was elected vice-provost of King's College in 1924.

 

  

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Major Works of Arthur Berry

  • "The Pure Theory of Distribution", 1890, read before Section F of BAAS
  • "Alcuno brevi parole sulla Teoria del baratto di A.Marshall", 1891, GdE (p.449)
  • A Short History of Astronomy, 1898 [bk]
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Resources on Arthur Berry

  • Obituary notice of Berry at Royal Astronomical Society

 

 
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