Richard T. Ely

Richard T. Ely was an American economist, historian, writer and social reformer (1854–1943). He was born at Ripley and died at Old Lyme.

Also recorded as Richard Theodore Ely; Richard Ely.

Richard T. Ely in brief

Born
1854
Died
1943
Known for
economist, historian, writer and social reformer
Place of birth
Ripley
Contents

Catalogued works

46 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1755 to 1993.

Land, labor and taxation. Competition, its nature, its permanency, and its beneficence. Monopolies and trusts. Science economic discussion ... Problems of to-day. Outlines of economics. Elementary principles of economics. List of officers branches, and members. Prof. Richard T. Ely makes a personal statement. The social law of service. Effects of the railways in the development of economics. Economic aspects of industrial training. Institute for Research in land economics and public utilities. Socialism. Supplementary report on taxation in Maryland. The new economic world and the new economics. Property and contract in their relations to the distribution of wealth. Urban land economics. Elementary principles of economics , together with a short sketch of economic history. The labor movement in America. Taxation of farm lands. The printers and Mr. Childs. Land economics. Methods of teaching history. Recent American socialism. She hui zhu yi yu she hui gai liang. Ren lei jing ji jin hua shi lüe. An introduction to political economy. Elements of land economics. Studies in the evolution of industrial society. The foundations of national prosperity. Social aspects of Christianity. Science economic discussion. National leaflet. Shakai seisaku niron. Jing ji xue gai lun. Untitled, dated 1948, offset lithograph, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1986.1136(4). Head of Executioner, from John Evelyn's Sculptura, dated 1755, mezzotint in black on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1887.433. Untitled/Cortona, dated 1993, graphite on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2011.1158. A discourse delivered to the clergy of the Archdeaconry of Ely, on May 9th and 10th, 1780 . By Richard Watson, D.D. F.R.S. Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge, and Archdeacon of Ely., dated 1780, held by Wellcome Collection. Watsoniana an heroic epistle; an heroic address in prose; and an epistolary treatise to the Rev. Richard Watson, D.D. archdeacon of Ely and professor of Chemistry in the University of Cambridge . With notes and references., dated 1781, held by Wellcome Collection. An Heroic address in prose, to the Rev. Richard Watson , D.D. F.R.S. Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge, and Arch-Deacon of Ely, on his late discourse delivered to the clergy of the Archdeaconry of Ely, on May 9 and 10, 1780. Adorned with Notes entertaining and instructive. By the author of the Heroic epistle to the same Reverend personage., dated 1780, held by Wellcome Collection. An heroic epistle to the Rev. Richard Watson , D.D. F.R.S. Archdeacon of Ely, late professor of chemistry, now Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge. Enriched with elaborate Notes, and very learned References., dated 1780, held by Wellcome Collection. Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire: east front. Etching by R.W. Smart after R.B. Harraden., held by Wellcome Collection. Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire: west front. Etching by R.W. Smart after R.B. Harraden., held by Wellcome Collection. The dignity and importance of the military character illustrated A sermon preached to the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, in Boston, New-England, June 3d. 1771. Being the anniversary of their election of officers. By Eli Forbes, A.M. Pastor of the Second Church in Brookfield. [Three lines from Major-General Joab]., dated 1771, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 45 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 20 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

8 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Fitzneale or Fitznigel, Richard, otherwise Richard of Ely (d 1198), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Ely, Richard of (fl. 1177–1189), prior of Ely and historian, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. Richard of Ely (d 1194?), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Ely, Richard Theodore (1854-1943), political economist, American National Biography Online, 2000. The Contributions of Richard T. Ely to Economic Thought. Economic rationality in American institutionalism, Iberian Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2025. A vállalkozók szerepe és a profit forrása: viták a 19. század fordulójának amerikai közgazdaságtanában, Köz-gazdaság, 2024. Raízes alemãs da sociologia econômica The German roots of economic sociology, Tempo Social, 2006.

Digitised editions and texts

10 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Outlines Of Economics (1914) — Internet Archive. Land economics, (Land economics series, ed. by R. T. Ely) (1949) — Internet Archive. Studies in the evolution of industrial society (1903) — Internet Archive. The Great Change (1935) — Internet Archive. Colonial Government (1906) — Internet Archive. Property And Contract in their Relations to the Distribution of Wealth Vol. 1 (1914) — Internet Archive. Socialism and Social Reform (1894) — Internet Archive. Land Planning In The United States for the City , State and Nation (1926) — Internet Archive. Elementary Principles Of Economics — Internet Archive. Monopolies And Trusts — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 14 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1854Richard T. Ely born at Ripley.
  2. 1896the social law of service digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1903Studies in the evolution of industrial society digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1906Colonial Government digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1914property and contract in their relations to the distibution of wealth digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1914Outlines Of Economics digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1914Property And Contract in their Relations to the Distribution of Wealth Vol. 1 digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1924Elements Of Land Economics digitised by Internet Archive.
  9. 1926Land Planning In The United States for the City , State and Nation digitised by Internet Archive.
  10. 1935The Great Change digitised by Internet Archive.
  11. 1943Richard T. Ely died at Old Lyme.
  12. 1948Untitled (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  13. 1949Land economics, (Land economics series, ed. by R. T. Ely) digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Ely, Richard of (fl. 1177–1189), prior of Ely and historian, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  2. 2.

    Ely, Richard Theodore (1854-1943), political economist, American National Biography Online, 2000

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  3. 3.

    Fitzneale or Fitznigel, Richard, otherwise Richard of Ely (d 1198), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  4. 4.

    Open Library author record for Richard T. Ely (Internet Archive), 37 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

    Consult the source
  5. 5.

    Richard of Ely (d 1194?), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  6. 6.

    The Contributions of Richard T. Ely to Economic Thought.

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 3 articles naming Richard T. Ely.

    open access index · Unverified

    Consult the source
  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 42 digitised items catalogued under Richard T. Ely as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

    Consult the source
  9. 9.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Richard T. Ely.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

    Consult the source
  10. 10.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Richard T. Ely (45 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Consult the source
  11. 11.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 20 works naming Richard T. Ely.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

    Consult the source
  12. 12.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q770901: Richard T. Ely

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Consult the source
  13. 13.

    “Richard T. Ely”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    Consult the source

Elsewhere in Books

For owners

Own a work by Richard T. Ely?

A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.