Editing Leonard Read (section)

{{Short description|American academic (1898–1983)}}
{{for multi|the dancer|Leonard Reed|the policeman|Leonard "Nipper" Read}}
{{Infobox economist
| name             = Leonard Read
| school_tradition = [[Austrian School]]
| image            = Leonard_Read_w-_Mises,_Hazlitt_and_Fertig.jpg
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| caption          = [[Lawrence Fertig]], [[Ludwig von Mises]], Leonard Read and [[Henry Hazlitt]] (left to right)
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1898|09|26}}
| birth_place      = [[Hubbardston, Michigan|Hubbardston]], [[Michigan]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| death_date       = {{Death date and age|1983|05|14|1898|09|26|mf=yes}}
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| nationality      = American
| institution      = [[Foundation for Economic Education]] (founder)
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| influences       = [[Frédéric Bastiat]]<br>[[Murray Rothbard]]<br>[[Milton Friedman]]<br>[[F. A. Hayek]]<br>[[Henry Hazlitt]]<br>[[Ludwig von Mises]]<br>[[Albert Jay Nock]]<br>[[Ayn Rand]]
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{{Libertarianism US|intellectuals}}
'''Leonard Edward Read''' (September 26, 1898 – May 14, 1983) was the founder of the [[Foundation for Economic Education]] (FEE), one of the first free market think tanks in the United States. He wrote 29 books and numerous essays, including "[[I, Pencil]]" (1958).