John Ramsay McCulloch

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Scottish economist classical economist economist person

John Ramsay McCulloch was a 19th-century Scottish economist and early advocate of classical political economy, known for popularizing and systematizing the ideas of David Ricardo and Adam Smith.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish economist → classical economist → economist → person →
birthDate	1789-03-01 →
birthPlace	Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland →
burialPlace	Highgate Cemetery, London →
contributedTo	The Scotsman newspaper →
countryOfCitizenship	Scotland →
deathDate	1864-11-11 →
deathPlace	London, England →
edited	The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith →
educatedAt	local schools in Wigtownshire →
employer	Board of Trade of the United Kingdom → London University →
era	19th century →
familyName	McCulloch →
fieldOfWork	economics → political economy →
genre	economic literature →
givenName	John →
ideology	free trade →
influencedBy	Adam Smith → David Ricardo → James Mill →
knownFor	early advocacy of classical political economy → popularizing the ideas of Adam Smith → popularizing the ideas of David Ricardo → systematizing classical political economy →
language	English →
movement	classical economics →
name	John Ramsay McCulloch →
nationality	Scottish →
notableWork	A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation → A Treatise on the Principles and Practical Influence of Taxation and the Funding System → An Essay on the Circumstances which Determine the Rate of Wages → The Literature of Political Economy → The Principles of Political Economy →
occupation	civil servant → economist → journalist →
positionHeld	Comptroller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office → Professor of Political Economy at London University →
religion	Presbyterianism →
residence	Edinburgh → London →
supported	laissez-faire economic policy →
workLocation	London →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
John Ramsay McCulloch →	name
Political Economy Club →	notableMember