Elizur Wright
American abolitionist and actuary (1804-1885) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 81
Elizur Wright III was an American mathematician and abolitionist. He is sometimes described in the United States as "the father of life insurance", or "the father of insurance regulation", as he campaigned that life insurance companies must keep reserves and provide surrender values.
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![The Arithmeter, a high resolution cylindrical slide rule invented by Wright and patented in 1869. He sold it to insurance companies for $500.00, though only about 20 were made.[10]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Elizur_Wright_Arithmeter%2C_No._11%2C_at_the_Computer_History_Museum.jpg/1280px-Elizur_Wright_Arithmeter%2C_No._11%2C_at_the_Computer_History_Museum.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
About this person
Wright served as an insurance commissioner for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1804 to 1885 · aged 81
