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Apr 16, 2024 · Arthur Young (born Sept. 11, 1741, London, Eng.—died April 20, 1820, London) was a prolific English writer on agriculture, politics, and economics. Besides his books on agricultural subjects, he was the author of the famous Travels in France (or Travels During the Years 1787, 1788 and 1789, Undertaken More Particularly with a View of ...
Arthur Young FRS (11 September 1741 – 12 April 1820) was an English agriculturist. Not himself successful as a farmer, he built on connections and activities as a publicist a substantial reputation as an expert on agricultural improvement.
Arthur Middleton Young (November 3, 1905 – May 30, 1995) was an American inventor, helicopter pioneer, armchair philosopher, astrologer, and author. Young was the designer of Bell Helicopter 's first helicopter, the Model 30, and inventor of the stabilizer bar used on many of Bell's early helicopter designs.
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Born in Suffolk, England in 1741, Arthur Young was one of the first experts to publish widely on English farming practices and encourage experimentation in agriculture. Young attempted a few other occupations before taking up farming in 1763.
Arthur Young (1741-1820) was an 18th century English writer who is best known for the detailed accounts he published of his "travels" in England, Wales, Ireland and France on the eve of the revolution.
Arthur Young (1741-1820) was widely regarded by his contemporaries as the leading agricultural writer of the time. Born in London, he was the youngest child of the Suffolk gentry landowners Anne and the Reverend Arthur.
Arthur Young was an 18th century pioneer in the detailed observation of economic conditions in the countryside and the collection of statistical data relating to agriculture. He was extraordinarily lucky in being in France on the eve of and during the early part of the French Revolution.
Arthur Young (1741–1820) was one of the most important agriculturalists and social commentators of the eighteenth century. The account of his journeys around France (1787–9), also published in this series, remains a vital source for understanding the conditions of rural France on the cusp of revolution.
Feb 5, 2018 · Arthur Young (1741-1820) was an 18th century English writer who is best known for the detailed accounts he published of his “travels” in England, Wales, Ireland and France on the eve of the revolution.
Arthur Young (iy41—1820): For and Against* Of all the works produced by Arthur Young, Travels in France is the most enduring. It first appeared in 1792 and became an immediate literary success. Translations into French and German followed swiftly, and the book has been available in print more or less continuously ever since.
