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{{Infobox person
| name = Henry George
| image = HenryGeorge.png
| birth_date = September 2, 1839
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| death_date = October 29, 1897
| death_place = New York City
| nationality = American
| spouse = Annie Corsina Fox
| religion =
}}
'''Henry George''' (September 2, 1839 - October 29, 1897)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AWxNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA578 The Illustrated American, Volume 22]</ref> was an [[American]] [[economist]] who wrote one of the most widely read [[economic]] treatises in history: ''[[Progress and Poverty]]'' (1879). The thesis of the book is the proposal that all government revenue should come from a [[Land value tax|single tax on land]]. He argued that land, unlike other [[factors of production]], is supplied by nature and that [[rent]] is unearned surplus. The landless deserve their share of this surplus as a birthright, according to George.
'''Henry George''' (September 2, 1839 - October 29, 1897)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AWxNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA578 The Illustrated American, Volume 22]</ref> was an [[American]] [[economist]] who wrote one of the most widely read [[economic]] treatises in history: ''[[Progress and Poverty]]'' (1879). The thesis of the book is the proposal that all government revenue should come from a [[Land value tax|single tax on land]]. He argued that land, unlike other [[factors of production]], is supplied by nature and that [[rent]] is unearned surplus. The landless deserve their share of this surplus as a birthright, according to George.
==Early Life==
==Early Life==
Henry George was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 2nd of September 1839. He settled in California in 1858; then later removed to New York in 1880; was first a printer, then an editor, but finally devoted all his life to economic and social questions.
Henry George was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the 2nd of September 1839. He settled in California in 1858; then later removed to New York in 1880; was first a printer, then an editor, but finally devoted all his life to economic and social questions.
In 1860, George met Annie Corsina Fox. Her family was very opposed to the relationship, and in 1861 they eloped.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=a5A-4cWpRxMC&pg=PR26 Henry George: Collected Journalistic Writings, Volume 1]</ref>
==Publishing Career==
==Publishing Career==