Source? The first person to introduce the idea was Benjamin Franklin in a 1784 essay titled “An Economical Project.” The modern concept is credited to George Hudson, an entomologist from New Zealand, who in 1895 “proposed a two-hour time shift so he'd have more after-work hours of sunshine to go bug hunting.FOS » 07 Mar 2024, 7:51 am » wrote: ↑ the actual reason for daylight savings is orthodox jews. They have a prayer that they have to do at dawn.