Top Quotes & Sayings by Elizur Wright

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American mathematician Elizur Wright.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Elizur Wright

Elizur Wright III was an American mathematician and abolitionist. He is sometimes described in the United States as "the father of life insurance", or "the father of insurance regulation", as he campaigned that life insurance companies must keep reserves and provide surrender values. Wright served as an insurance commissioner for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

While nothing is more uncertain than a single life, nothing is more certain than the average duration of a thousand lives. — © Elizur Wright
While nothing is more uncertain than a single life, nothing is more certain than the average duration of a thousand lives.
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