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Keynes, Trouton and the Hector Whaling Company. A personal and professional relationship

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John Maynard Keynes’ activities in the stock market are well known. One company in which he bought shares was the Hector Whaling Company Ltd, London, founded in 1928. The director of this company was Rupert Trouton. He had worked with Keynes for the government during the First World War, was his student at Cambridge, and became a close partner in the City from the 1920s and onwards. This article outlines the foundation and development of Hector Whaling, and analyses the relationship between Trouton and Keynes. The focus is on their co-operation relating to Hector Whaling. But their relationship regarding various other businesses, as well as on the personal level, is also analysed.

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  • Bjørn L. Basberg, 2017. "Keynes, Trouton and the Hector Whaling Company. A personal and professional relationship," Business History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 59(4), pages 471-496, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:bushst:v:59:y:2017:i:4:p:471-496
    DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2016.1214129
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    • B26 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Financial Economics
    • N24 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Europe: 1913-
    • N84 - Economic History - - Micro-Business History - - - Europe: 1913-

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