William Petty
1623-1687
English demographer and economist who was the first economic theorist to make an enduring attempt to base economic policy upon statistical
data. He called this line of reasonin...
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Sir William Petty
1632-1687
English-Irish economist and physician who invented the first modern cataraman, a boat with two hulls. A prominent figure in his time, Petty served in a number of important ...
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Sir William Petty was a sailor, physician, professor, inventor, surveyor, and member of Parliament, as well as a political economist and statistician. He was born in Romsey, Hampshire, England, on May...
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William Petty
William Petty, Sir