Philip Henry Wicksteed (25 October 1844 – 18 March 1927) was an English scholar and Unitarian theologian known for his contributions to classics, medieval studies and economics.

His mother was born into the Lupton family, a socially progressive, politically active dynasty of businessmen and traders, long established in Leeds, a city both prosperous and squalid with the rapid growth of the Industrial Revolution.

In 1835 Wicksteed had taken up the ministry of the Unitarian place of worship, Mill Hill Chapel, right on the city's central square, and two years later the couple married.

These included his interest in Dante,[10] which not only produced a remarkable list of publications, but also built Wicksteed's reputation as one of the foremost medievalists of his time.

Inspired by his reading of Henry George's 1879 book Progress and Poverty,[11] Wicksteed's theologically driven interest in the ethics of modern society, appear to have led him into his economic studies.