The Worldly Philosophers | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

John Maynard Keynes - This person is the father of modern Macroeconomics.

Adam Smith - This person wrote The Wealth of Nations, which was published in 1776.

Thomas Robert Malthus - This person was a minister who was interested in the size of the population and its affects on economic welfare.

David Ricardo - This person was interested in the theoretical aspects of economics and authored Principles of Political Economy.

Robert Owen - This person was a Utopian Socialist and the founder and administrator of New Lanark.

Count Henri de Rouvroy de Saint-Simone...
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