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Thorstein Veblen
(1857 – 1929)
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By Keith L, September 16, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Thorstein Veblen Marker | | |
Inscription. One of Wisconsin's most controversial figures, Thorstein Bunde Veblen, was born near here July 30, 1857. In 1865 the Veblen family moved to Minnesota where Thorstein graduated from college in 1880. He was a deep thinker, usually lonely and always in debt.
After receiving a Ph.D. in philosophy from Yale in 1884, Veblen taught in several colleges. He was not a popular teacher but attracted dedicated followers to his extreme social and economic ideas. In 1899, his book "The Theory of the Leisure Class" created immediate controversy.
During much of his life, Veblen remained estranged from society. His pale, sick face, beard, loose-fitting clothes, shambling gait, weak voice and desperate shyness enhanced this estrangement and deepened his loneliness. Yet the society which did not accept Veblen the man did come to value the products of his penetrating mind. His books and
articles have been described as perhaps "the most considerable and creative body of social thought that America has produced."
Erected 1970 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 176.)
Location. 44° 4.176′ N, 87° 52.952′ W. Marker is in Valders, Wisconsin, in Manitowoc County. Marker is on North Liberty Street| | | | 
By Keith L, September 16, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Thorstein Veblen Marker | | |
(County Highway J) 0.1 miles north of North Calumet Street (U.S. 151), on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in Valders Memorial Park. Marker is in this post office area: Valders WI 54245, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Site of Gjerpen Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); George Washington School (approx. 4.8 miles away); St. Nazianz Area Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); St. Nazianz (approx. 4.8 miles away); St. Gregory Church (approx. 5 miles away); Collins Road Bridge Span (approx. 5.4 miles away); Winnebago Trail (approx. 7.6 miles away); The Wampum or Mexico (approx. 9.1 miles away).
Also see . . . Thorstein Veblen. (Submitted on September 20, 2008.)
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By Keith L, September 16, 2008 | |
| | | 3. Valders Memorial Park | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 20, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 629 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 20, 2008, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
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