William J. Reilly

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William J. Reilly (March 6, 1899 – November 17, 1970) was an American economist, University Lecturer and writer who is best known for developing Reilly's law of retail gravitation which was named after him.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/11/19/archives/william-j-reilly-business-adviser-director-of-institute-for.html|title=WILLIAM J. REILLY, BUSINESS ADVISER|work=The New York Times |date=November 19, 1970 |access-date=8 July 2018}} He was the founder and director of the National Institute for Straight Thinking{{Cite magazine|url=https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,771168,00.html|title=Education: Dr. Reilly's Thoughts|date=August 1, 1938|magazine=Time|access-date=8 July 2018|issn=0040-781X}} and author of several books in different fields such as marketing, philosophy and economics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2063568.William_J_Reilly|title=William J. Reilly|website=goodreads.com|access-date=8 July 2018}}