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Thomas Robert Malthus
was a British economist, famous for his theory on population development which predicted a lack of food due to a rapid growth of the population. Teaching History and Economics in Haileybury, Malthus was the first professional economist in the history of academia.
Central Work:
- An Essay on the Principle of Population as It Affects the Future Improvement of Society
The ideas of Thomas Robert Malthus influenced the following concepts: