Arnold Plant

Sir Arnold Plant
Born	1898
Died	19 April 1978 (aged 79–80)
Nationality	British
Influences	David Hume,Edwin Cannan
Influenced	Ronald Coase,Arthur Lewis, Arthur Seldon

Sir Arnold Plant (1898 – 19 April 1978) was a British economist.

Plant was born in Hoxton, London, the son of a municipal librarian. After attending Strand School, he worked for a mechanical engineering organisation. At the advice of William Piercy, he set out to learn about management. He obtained a BCom degree (1922) and a BSc degree in Economics (1923; specialising in modern economic history) from the London School of Economics.

He worked as a professor at the University of Cape Town (1923–1930) and at the London School of Economics (1930–1965).

Plant's 1934 paper on patents, "The Economic Theory Concerning Patents for Inventions", is considered a classic.

In 1947, he was knighted.

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