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<p>To meet William Morgan is to encounter the eighteenth-century world of finance, science and politics. Born in Bridgend in 1750, his heritage was Welsh but his influence extended far beyond national borders, and the legacy of his work continues to shape life in the twenty-first century. Aged only twenty-five and with no formal training, Morgan became actuary at the Equitable, which was then a fledgling life assurance company. Known today as ‘the father of the actuarial profession’, his pioneer
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- Author
- Nicola Bruton Bennetts
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781786836205
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Memoir, Mathematics
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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