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Malthus, Thomas Robert — born Feb. 14/17, 1766, Rookery, near Dorking, Surrey, Eng. died Dec. 23, 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 … Universalium
Malthus, Thomas Robert — (1766–1834) An Anglican clergyman, prominent political economist, and author of the doctrine that constricted food supplies must determine economic life. He had an unconventional education, for a clergyman, at a dissenting academy, and then at … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Malthus, Thomas Robert — (1766 1834) An early political economist whose Essay on Population, first published in 1798 and frequently revised, had an enormous impact on theories of population. Malthus s father, a liberal English landowner and a friend of Rousseau ,… … Dictionary of sociology
Malthus, Thomas Robert — (1766–1834) English social theorist. Although belonging principally to the history of science, Malthus s Essay on Populations (1798) was philosophically influential in undermining the Enlightenment belief in unlimited possibilities of human… … Philosophy dictionary
Malthus, Thomas Robert — in geography, renowned for his theory of population as it relates to resources. Based on the principles that food production increases at an arithmetic rate, whereas population increases at an exponential rate, Malthus stated that population… … Geography glossary
Malthus, Thomas Robert — ► (1766 1834) Economista británico. Su principal estudio es el Ensayo sobre los principios de la población (1798), en el que afirmaba que la población tiende a crecer en progresión geométrica, mientras que los alimentos solo aumentan en… … Enciclopedia Universal
MALTHUS, Thomas Robert — (1766 1834) English economist and Curate at Albury, Surrey (1798). Aroused controversy by the argument he put forth in his book An Essay on the Principle of Population (1798), in which he predicted inevitable famine … Concise dictionary of Religion
Malthus, Thomas Robert — (1766 1834) Economist, s. of a landed proprietor, was b. near Dorking, and ed.. at Jesus Coll., Camb., of which he became a Fellow. Taking orders he became incumbent of Albury, Essex. He travelled much on the continent, collecting information… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Thomas Robert Malthus — Malthus redirects here. For demon, see Malthus (demon). Thomas Robert Malthus Classical economics Thomas Robert Malthus Born February 14 … Wikipedia
Thomas Robert Malthus — Thomas Malthus Thomas Robert Malthus Naissance 13 février 1766 Dorking, dans le Surrey (Royaume Uni) Décès … Wikipédia en Français
