Henry Varnum Poor
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businessman
credit rating agency
financial analyst
financial publishing company
financial reference work
person
publisher
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.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| H. V. and H. W. Poor Co. | 0 |
| Poor’s Manual of the Railroads of the United States | 0 |
| Standard & Poor’s | 0 |
| Henry William Poor | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessman
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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
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railroad industry ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Henry Varnum Poor
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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Poor’s Manual of the Railroads of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
financial analyst
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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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