Alfred Winslow Jones

Alfred Winslow Jones (9 September 1900 – 2 June 1989), a sociologist, author, and financial journalist, is credited with forming the first modern hedge fund and is widely regarded as the father of the hedge fund industry.

Read more about Alfred Winslow Jones:  Background, Education, The Birth and Development of The Hedge Fund Concept, Later Years

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