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Thomas Malthus

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Thomas Malthus

b. 1766

British political economist (1766–1834)

Enlightenment

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Birth

1766 February 13, 1766 →

Biography

Thomas Robert Malthus was an English economist, cleric, and scholar influential in the fields of political economy and demography.

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1766
Birth

English economist (d. 1834)

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