Abolitionist, Actuary, Atheist: Elizur Wright and the Reform Impulse

Elizur Wright wore many hats: fierce abolitionist, outspoken freethinker, and the math-minded reformer often called the father of life insurance in America. This biography follows how one restless conscience reshaped a whole industry, insisting that insurance be fair and honest. For a high-schooler drawn to the actuarial path, it's a portrait of the principled pioneer whose mortality tables and reforms still echo through the profession today.