Recent scholars have given Thomas Robert Malthus a central role in the creation of the new Poor Law of 1834, viewing him as one of the most influential thinkers in the rise of liberal capitalism. Although debate continues about his specific influence,...

Thomas Robert Malthus, sometimes called "England's first political economist," occupies an important place between the Scottish Adam Smith and David Ricardo in the history of economics, but his claim to a larger fame rests exclusively on his Essay on...

Thomas Robert Malthus was born at his family's country home in Wotton, Surrey, on February 13, 1766. He was raised in a wealthy family, the sixth child of seven born to Daniel and Henrietta Malthus. His father, an eccentric liberal landowner who...

The English economist Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was of the classical school and was the first to direct attention to the danger of overpopulation in the modern world. Thomas Malthus was born at the Rookery near Guilford, Surrey, a small estate...

Thomas Robert Malthus had an enormous impact on scholars of biology, human populations and economics. Malthus was born southwest of London in Surrey. He entered Jesus College at Cambridge in 1784 and graduated four years later, at which time he was...

Thomas Robert Malthus was born in 1766 southwest of London in Surrey. Malthus had an enormous impact on scholars of biology, human populations and economics. He entered Jesus College at Cambridge in 1784 and graduated four years later at which time he...