Nassau William Senior
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Nassau William Senior was a 19th-century English economist and legal scholar known for his contributions to classical political economy and his role in early labor and poverty reform debates.
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| Nassau William Senior canonical | 10 |
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Target entity: Nassau William Senior Context triple: [Political Economy Club, notableMember, Nassau William Senior]
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Julius Lankershim
Julius Lankershim was a prominent 19th-century Los Angeles landowner and developer whose holdings and influence helped shape early Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley.
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Edward Codrington
Edward Codrington was a distinguished early 19th-century British naval officer best known for his role in major engagements of the Napoleonic Wars and the Greek War of Independence, including commanding Allied forces at the Battle of Navarino.
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John Lyon
John Lyon was a 16th-century English landowner and philanthropist best known for endowing and founding Harrow School, one of England’s leading public schools.
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Duke of Newcastle
The Duke of Newcastle was a powerful 18th-century British Whig statesman and long-serving prime minister who played a central role in shaping Britain’s foreign policy during the lead-up to the Seven Years’ War.
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Sir Matthew Holworthy
Sir Matthew Holworthy was a 17th-century English merchant and philanthropist known for his substantial benefactions to educational institutions, including Harvard University.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nassau William Senior Target entity description: Nassau William Senior was a 19th-century English economist and legal scholar known for his contributions to classical political economy and his role in early labor and poverty reform debates.
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A.
Julius Lankershim
Julius Lankershim was a prominent 19th-century Los Angeles landowner and developer whose holdings and influence helped shape early Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley.
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B.
Edward Codrington
Edward Codrington was a distinguished early 19th-century British naval officer best known for his role in major engagements of the Napoleonic Wars and the Greek War of Independence, including commanding Allied forces at the Battle of Navarino.
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C.
John Lyon
John Lyon was a 16th-century English landowner and philanthropist best known for endowing and founding Harrow School, one of England’s leading public schools.
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D.
Duke of Newcastle
The Duke of Newcastle was a powerful 18th-century British Whig statesman and long-serving prime minister who played a central role in shaping Britain’s foreign policy during the lead-up to the Seven Years’ War.
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E.
Sir Matthew Holworthy
Sir Matthew Holworthy was a 17th-century English merchant and philanthropist known for his substantial benefactions to educational institutions, including Harvard University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical economist
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ political economist ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Senior ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economics
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law ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Nassau
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William ⓘ |
| influenced |
John Stuart Mill
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later marginalist economists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Adam Smith
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David Ricardo ⓘ Thomas Malthus ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Robert Malthus
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| knownFor |
abstinence theory of capital
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contributions to classical political economy ⓘ critique of Malthusian population theory ⓘ participation in debates on labor and poverty reform ⓘ theory of wages and profits ⓘ |
| movement | classical economics ⓘ |
| name | Nassau William Senior self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Outline of the Science of Political Economy
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Letters on the Factory Act ⓘ Three Lectures on the Rate of Wages ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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jurist ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
debates on the English Poor Laws
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factory reform debates in 19th-century Britain ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Drummond Professor of Political Economy at the University of Oxford
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advisor on Poor Law reform ⓘ member of the Poor Law Commission ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
capital
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factory legislation ⓘ poor laws ⓘ population ⓘ profits ⓘ wages ⓘ |
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Referenced by (10)
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