From 1891 onward , he was appointed the founding editor of The Economic Journal .
Francis Ysidro Edgeworth FBA ( 8 February 1845 -- 13 February 1926 ) was an Anglo - Irish philosopher and political economist who made significant contributions to the methods of statistics during the 1880s .
From 1891 onward , Francis Ysidro Edgeworth FBA was appointed the founding editor of The Economic Journal .
Francis Ysidro Edgeworth FBA ( 8 February 1845 -- 13 February 1926 ) was an Anglo - Irish philosopher and political economist who made significant contributions to the methods of statistics during the 1880s .