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Charles Dow

Charles Dow, American journalist and economist (died 1902)

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Born
November 6, 1851
Died
December 4, 1902
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1851

About Charles Dow

Charles Henry Dow was an American journalist who co-founded Dow Jones & Company with Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser. Charles Henry Dow (; November 6, 1851 – December 4, 1902) was an American journalist who co-founded Dow Jones & Company with Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser. The stock price average was created on July 3, 1884, by Charles Dow as part of the "Customer's Afternoon Letter". Dow also co-founded The Wall Street Journal, which has become one of the most respected financial publications in the world. He also invented the Dow Jones Industrial Average as part of his research into market movements.

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Charles Dow timeline

  1. Charles Henry Dow (; November 6, 1851 – December 4, 1902) was an American journalist who co-founded Dow Jones & Company with Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser.
  2. The stock price average was created on July 3, 1884, by Charles Dow as part of the "Customer's Afternoon Letter".

The world when Charles Dow was born

Charles Dow was born in 1851. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1851

  • Best-selling bookMoby-Dick by Herman Melville

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Exhibition in London — first World's Fair
  • Technology milestoneIsaac Singer patents practical sewing machine
  • World population~1.31B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMillard Fillmore
  • U.S. population23.8M

1851 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Charles Dow's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18512026
Population23.8M341 million

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