Henry Varnum Poor

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Henry Varnum Poor was an American financial analyst and the founder of Poor's Publishing, which began publishing information on railroad companies in the 1860s. His work laid the foundation for the modern credit rating industry, as it provided investors with essential data to assess the financial health and creditworthiness of corporations at a time when railroads were pivotal to the American economy.