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Thomas Robert Malthus FRS (/ ˈ m æ l θ ə s /; 13/14 February 1766 – 29 December 1834) was an English economist, cleric, and scholar influential in the fields of political economy and demography.
May 16, 2024 · Thomas Malthus (born February 13/14, 1766, Rookery, near Dorking, Surrey, England—died December 29, 1834, St. Catherine, near Bath, Somerset) was an English economist and demographer who is best known for his theory that population growth will always tend to outrun the food supply and that betterment of humankind is impossible without stern ...
Thomas Robert Malthus (1766–1834) demonstrated perfectly the propensity of each generation to overthrow the fondest schemes of the last when he published An Essay on the Principle of Population (1798), in which he painted the gloomiest picture imaginable of the human prospect.
Apr 16, 2024 · Updated April 16, 2024. Reviewed by. Michael J Boyle. Fact checked by. Hans Daniel Jasperson. Thomas Robert Malthus was an influential British economist best known for his theory on...
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Thomas Malthus, c.1820 © English economist Malthus is best known for his hugely influential theories on population growth. Thomas Robert Malthus was born near Guildford, Surrey in...
Thomas Robert Malthus, (born Feb. 13/14, 1766, Rookery, near Dorking, Surrey, Eng.—died Dec. 29, 1834, St. Catherine, near Bath, Somerset), British economist and demographer. Born into a prosperous family, he studied at the University of Cambridge and was elected a fellow of Jesus College in 1793.
Thomas Robert Malthus (February 13, 1766 – December 29, 1834) was a British demographer and political economist, best known for his highly influential views on population growth. Malthus is widely regarded as the founder of modern demography.
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