Richard Price
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Richard Price was an 18th-century Welsh moral philosopher, dissenting minister, and political radical known for his influential writings on population, economics, and civil liberties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Price canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T81025 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Richard Price Context triple: [Thomas Malthus, influencedBy, Richard Price]
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Robert Newman
Robert Newman was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the influential technology and research firm Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN).
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Philip Handler
Philip Handler was an influential American biochemist and longtime president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, recognized for his leadership in science policy and public service.
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Richard Bolt
Richard Bolt was an American acoustician and co-founder of the influential research and engineering firm Bolt Beranek and Newman, known for its pioneering work in acoustics and computer networking.
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Howard Potter
Howard Potter was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist who played a key role in the cultural life of New York City.
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Robert Harvard
Robert Harvard was the father of John Harvard, the English clergyman whose bequest helped found Harvard College in colonial America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Richard Price Target entity description: Richard Price was an 18th-century Welsh moral philosopher, dissenting minister, and political radical known for his influential writings on population, economics, and civil liberties.
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A.
Robert Newman
Robert Newman was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the influential technology and research firm Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN).
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B.
Philip Handler
Philip Handler was an influential American biochemist and longtime president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, recognized for his leadership in science policy and public service.
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C.
Richard Bolt
Richard Bolt was an American acoustician and co-founder of the influential research and engineering firm Bolt Beranek and Newman, known for its pioneering work in acoustics and computer networking.
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D.
Howard Potter
Howard Potter was a 19th-century American businessman and philanthropist who played a key role in the cultural life of New York City.
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E.
Robert Harvard
Robert Harvard was the father of John Harvard, the English clergyman whose bequest helped found Harvard College in colonial America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Presbyterian minister
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demographer ⓘ dissenting minister ⓘ economist ⓘ essayist ⓘ human ⓘ moral philosopher ⓘ philosopher ⓘ political radical ⓘ statistician ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
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surface form:
Fellow of the Royal Society
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| birthDate | 1723-02-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tynton, Glamorgan, Wales ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1791-04-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Coward College ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Welsh ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
actuarial science
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demography ⓘ economics ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ probability theory ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
American revolutionaries
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French revolutionaries ⓘ Mary Wollstonecraft ⓘ Thomas Paine ⓘ William Godwin ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Isaac Newton
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John Locke ⓘ Samuel Clarke ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arguments for moral intuitionism
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contributions to population statistics ⓘ defending the American Revolution ⓘ early work in life insurance mathematics ⓘ supporting civil and religious liberty ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| movement |
British radicalism
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Age of Enlightenment ⓘ
surface form:
Enlightenment
Protestant dissent ⓘ |
| name | Richard Price self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty
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surface form:
Additional Observations on the Nature and Value of Civil Liberty
An Essay on the Principle of Population ⓘ
surface form:
Essay on the Population of England
Observations on Reversionary Payments ⓘ Observations on the Nature of Civil Liberty ⓘ Review of the Principal Questions in Morals ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Edmund Burke ⓘ |
| positionHeld | minister at Newington Green Chapel ⓘ |
| religion | Protestant Dissenters ⓘ |
| residence | Newington Green, London ⓘ |
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Subject: Richard Price Description of subject: Richard Price was an 18th-century Welsh moral philosopher, dissenting minister, and political radical known for his influential writings on population, economics, and civil liberties.
Referenced by (10)
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