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He had that nameless charm, with a strong magnetism which can only be called "It", and cats – as well as women – always knew when he came into the room.
Thorstein Veblen
Born: July 30, 1857
Died: August 3, 1929 (aged 72)
Bio: Thorstein Bunde Veblen was an American economist and sociologist. He was famous as a witty critic of capitalism.
Known for:
- The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899)
- The Theory of Business Enterprise (1904)
- Absentee Ownership (1923)
- The Engineers and the Price System (1921)
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