Gilbert Slater, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gilbert Slater

British economist

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1864

Place of Birth: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Mar-1938

Profession: economist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Gilbert Slater (27 August 1864 – 8 March 1938) was an English economist and social reformer of the early 20th century. Gilbert was born in Plymouth in 1864.
His father was a school teacher.
Slater studied economics and worked as a professor.
In 1909, he was appointed principal of Ruskin College and served from 1909 to 1915.
From 1915 to 1921, Slater served as the Professor of Economics at the University of Madras.
Slater died in 1938 at the age of 73. Slater is known for rural developments he initiated in India.
Slater is also known for his love for Dravidian culture and civilization and for theorizing that the works of Shakespeare were actually written by several different writers at different times.