John Rae (1845 – 1915) was a
Scottish journalist and biographer. The long-time editor of ''
The Contemporary Review
''The Contemporary Review'' is a British biannual, formerly quarterly, magazine. It has an uncertain future as of 2013.
History
The magazine was established in 1866 by Alexander Strahan and a group of intellectuals intent on promoting their v ...
'', and contributor to ''
The British Quarterly Review'', he became famous for his 1895 biography of
Adam Smith
Adam Smith (baptised 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the field of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment. Seen by some as the "father of economics"——— or ...
, ''Life of Adam Smith'', which replaced the ''Biographical Memoir of Adam Smith'' of 1811, by
Dugald Stewart, as the standard Smith reference.
Bibliography
*''Contemporary Socialism'' (1884; and new editions 1891, 1901, 1908)
* '
The Eight Hours Day in Victoria' (1891), in:
''The Economic Journal'' (''EJ''), Vol. 1, pp. 15–42 (in
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)
*''Eight Hours for Work'' (1894)
*''Life of Adam Smith'' (1895)
Notes
References
* ''Rae: a journalist out of his depth'', by Aaron B. Fuller, ''The American Journal of Economics and Sociology'', November 2003
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1845 births
1915 deaths
Scottish biographers
Scottish magazine editors
Scottish journalists
Place of birth missing
Scottish political journalists
19th-century Scottish people
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