Economist & sociologist

Thorstein Veblen

Coined conspicuous consumption in 1899 and spent a career being too difficult for any university to keep for long.

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. Veblen laid the foundation for the perspective of institutional economics. Contemporary economists still theorize Veblen's distinction between "institutions" and "technology", known as the Veblenian dichotomy.

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Born
1857-07-30, Cato, Wisconsin, USAA Thursday
Died
1929-08-03, Menlo Park, California, USAA Saturday, aged 72
At birth
Sun in Leo, Moon in Scorpio
Nationality
Norway
Birth-time source
No birth time on record: Rodden X

Birth Chart

1857-07-30, Cato, Wisconsin, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/Chicagothe zone used then

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Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunLeo7°25′Direct
MoonScorpio27°41′Direct
MercuryLeo14°17′Direct
VenusGemini22°10′Direct
MarsCancer22°08′Direct
JupiterTaurus13°56′Direct
SaturnCancer20°29′Direct
UranusTaurus28°41′Direct
NeptunePisces22°21′Retrograde
PlutoTaurus6°36′Direct

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Death Chart

1929-08-03, Menlo Park, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart

America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then

The chart

Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunLeo10°57′Direct
MoonCancer22°20′Direct
MercuryLeo14°58′Direct
VenusGemini28°26′Direct
MarsVirgo18°35′Direct
JupiterGemini10°37′Direct
SaturnSagittarius24°23′Retrograde
UranusAries11°15′Retrograde
NeptuneVirgo0°21′Direct
PlutoCancer18°31′Direct

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