Thorstein Veblen

Thorstein Bunde Veblen was an American economist and sociologist who, during his lifetime, emerged as a well-known critic of capitalism. In his best-known book, The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), Veblen coined the concepts of conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure.

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Who was born first?

• Thorstein Veblen and Karl Adolph Gjellerup were born the same year
• Thorstein Veblen and Henrik Pontoppidan were born the same year
• Thorstein Veblen and Lucien Lévy-Bruhl were born the same year
• Thorstein Veblen and Muhammad Shibli Nomani were born the same year
• Thorstein Veblen was born 1 year after John Singer Sargent

Timeline

1. John Singer SargentJanuary 12, 1856 – April 1925
2. Henrik PontoppidanJuly 24, 1857 – August 21, 1943
3. Karl Adolph GjellerupJune 2, 1857 – October 11, 1919
4. Lucien Lévy-BruhlApril 10, 1857 – March 13, 1939
5. Muhammad Shibli NomaniJune 3, 1857 – November 18, 1914
6. Thorstein Veblen (this page)July 30, 1857 – August 3, 1929

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