Vera Anstey

Vera Anstey (; 3 January 1889 – 26 November 1976) was a British economist and noted expert on the economy of India. Anstey is most closely associated with the London School of Economics, where she served as a lecturer and chaired the admissions committee, and with the wider University of London, where she served as dean of the faculty of economics.

Early life Anstey was born in Reigate, Surrey on 3 January 1889. Her father was leather merchant James Powell and her mother was Mary Sophia Powell . The family consisted of her parents, three daughters and three sons, with Vera being the second of the three daughters.