
Elizur Wright
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 140 years ago |
Date of birth | February 12,1804 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Canaan |
Connecticut | |
United States | |
Date of died | November 22,1885 |
Died | Medford |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Job | Businessperson |
Mathematician | |
Education | Yale University |
Yale College | |
Known for | Advancements in life insurance and its regulation |
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ID | 1339492 |
Elizur Wright Life story
Elizur Wright III was an American mathematician and abolitionist. He is sometimes described in the United States as "the father of life insurance", or "the father of insurance regulation", as he campaigned that life insurance companies must keep reserves and provide surrender values.