Richard Price
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Presbyterian minister
demographer
dissenting minister
economist
essayist
human
moral philosopher
philosopher
political radical
statistician
theologian
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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| 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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