Hartley Withers

Hartley Withers (1867–1950) was an English financial journalist and author whose books explored money, banking, and financial institutions for a broad audience. Born in Aigburth, Liverpool, he graduated from Oxford in 1890 before beginning a career in journalism and publishing.

He worked for The Times and The Morning Post, briefly served in the British Treasury during the First World War, and edited The Economist from 1916 to 1921. His best-known work, The Meaning of Money (1909), was regarded as an important and pioneering explanation of modern financial organization.

Withers continued writing about economics and public affairs for much of his life. His final book, The Defeat of Poverty, appeared in 1939 and addressed the economic challenges of his era.