Henry Varnum Poor

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Henry Varnum Poor was a 19th-century American financial analyst and publisher whose work in railroad investment reporting laid the foundation for the modern credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s.

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instanceOf businessman
credit rating agency
financial analyst
financial publishing company
financial reference work
person
publisher
author Henry Varnum Poor NERFINISHED
coFounded H. V. and H. W. Poor Co. NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1812-12-08
dateOfDeath 1905-01-04
educatedAt Bowdoin College NERFINISHED
era 19th century
familyName Poor NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork finance
railroad industry
foundedBy Henry Varnum Poor NERFINISHED
Henry William Poor NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Henry NERFINISHED
hasPredecessor H. V. and H. W. Poor Co. NERFINISHED
hasRelative Henry William Poor NERFINISHED
industry financial information services
influenced development of modern credit rating agencies
knownFor foundational work for Standard & Poor’s
railroad investment reporting
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Henry Varnum Poor NERFINISHED
namedAfter Henry Varnum Poor NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableAchievement developed systematic financial information on U.S. railroads
notableFor publishing financial and railroad investment manuals
notableWork History of the Railroads and Canals of the United States of America NERFINISHED
Poor’s Manual of the Railroads of the United States NERFINISHED
occupation financial analyst
financial analyst
publisher
railroad analyst
placeOfBirth Andover, Maine NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Brooklyn, New York NERFINISHED
publicationYearOfNotableWork 1860
residence New York City
subject railroads

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Standard & Poor's foundedBy Henry Varnum Poor