The Richest man in the Babylon

George Samuel Clason (November 7 1874 – April 7 1957) widely known as George S. Clason was an American soldier entrepreneur and author. He was born in Louisiana Missouri and passed away in Napa California at the age of 82.Clason served in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War before turning to business ventures. He founded the Clason Map Company in Denver Colorado which produced the first road atlas of the United States and Canada. However the company was unable to withstand the economic challenges of the Great Depression. He also established the Clason Publishing Company.Clason’s lasting legacy comes from his writings on financial wisdom. Beginning in 1926 he authored a series of pamphlets on thrift and wealth-building written as parables set in ancient Babylon. These simple yet profound lessons on money management were distributed by banks and insurance firms and the most popular stories were later compiled into his renowned book The Richest Man in Babylon. An earlier work of his Gold Ahead was eventually retitled and became part of this classic volume.In his personal life Clason married twice—first to Ida Ann Venable and later to Anna Burt.