David Ames Wells

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David Ames Wells

1828–1898

A 19th-century American writer who moved from science journalism into economics, he became known for clear, influential arguments about taxation, trade, and public finance.

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Robinson Crusoe's Money; or, The Remarkable Financial Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Remote Island Community

Robinson Crusoe's Money; or, The Remarkable Financial Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Remote Island Community

by David Ames Wells

Het Geld van Robinson Crusoe Populaire uiteenzetting omtrent den oorsprong en het gebruik van geld als ruilmiddel

Het Geld van Robinson Crusoe Populaire uiteenzetting omtrent den oorsprong en het gebruik van geld als ruilmiddel

by David Ames Wells

About the author

Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1828, he graduated from Williams College and early on worked with the Springfield Republican. Before becoming best known as an economist, he wrote on science and technology and helped edit Annual of Scientific Discovery.

His public reputation grew after the Civil War, when he served as chairman of the United States Revenue Commission. He was associated with the creation of the U.S. Bureau of Statistics and became a prominent advocate of tariff reform, writing widely on taxation, trade, and economic policy in a way aimed at general readers as well as policymakers.

He died in Norwich, Connecticut, in 1898. Today he is remembered as a versatile 19th-century American thinker whose work connected science, journalism, and economics.