British political economist (1766–1834). Thomas Robert Malthus was born on 13 February 1766 in what is now the United Kingdom. Thomas Robert Malthus is remembered as an economist, essayist and statistician, a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain. Notable works include “Malthusian growth model”, “Malthusianism” and “An Essay on the Principle of Population”.
Before and after
- 1765Founding of Brown University
- 21 August 1765Birth of William IV
- from 23 August 1765 to 7 April 1767Burmese–Siamese War of 1765–1767
- 1766Discovery of hydrogen
- 13 February 1766Birth of Thomas Robert Malthus
- 6 September 1766Birth of John Dalton
- from 1767 to 1769First Anglo-Mysore War
- from 1767 to 1799Anglo-Mysore wars
- 15 March 1767Birth of Andrew Jackson
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The era
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