Category:Elizur Wright

**Elizur Wright**
	American abolitionist and actuary (1804-1885)
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Date of birth	12 February 1804; Canaan
Date of death	22 November 1885
Country of citizenship	United States of America;
Educated at	Yale University;
Occupation	mathematician; actuary; writer; translator;
Employer	Case Western Reserve University;
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	Q5363930; ISNI: 0000000109691395; VIAF ID: 47560940; GND ID: 118939637; Library of Congress authority ID: n88291547; IdRef ID: 133197034; National Library of Israel ID (old): 000496150; Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 15152999X; NUKAT ID: n2007055489; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007277075305171; Open Library ID: OL2365713A
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English: Elizur Wright (12 February 1804 – 22 November 1885) was an American mathematician and abolitionist. He is sometimes described as the "father of life insurance" for his pioneering work on actuarial tables. He is also sometimes called the "father of insurance regulation", as he campaigned that life insurance companies must keep reserves, and served as Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner.