Thomas Tooke
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Thomas Tooke was a 19th-century British economist and statistician best known for his pioneering work on price history and monetary theory, particularly through his multi-volume "History of Prices."
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| Thomas Tooke canonical | 4 |
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Target entity: Thomas Tooke Context triple: [Political Economy Club, notableMember, Thomas Tooke]
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Robert Torrens
Robert Torrens was a 19th-century Irish-born British economist, politician, and influential early theorist of international trade and comparative advantage.
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Henry Brougham
Henry Brougham was a prominent 19th-century British statesman, lawyer, and reformer who played a key role in the abolition of slavery and the passing of the 1832 Reform Act.
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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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Samuel W. Johnson
Samuel W. Johnson was a 19th-century American chemist and agricultural scientist who played a key role in organizing the chemical profession in the United States.
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Robert Hinde
Robert Hinde was a British zoologist and ethologist renowned for his pioneering research on animal behavior and social relationships, and for mentoring influential primatologists such as Jane Goodall.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Thomas Tooke Target entity description: Thomas Tooke was a 19th-century British economist and statistician best known for his pioneering work on price history and monetary theory, particularly through his multi-volume "History of Prices."
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A.
Robert Torrens
Robert Torrens was a 19th-century Irish-born British economist, politician, and influential early theorist of international trade and comparative advantage.
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B.
Henry Brougham
Henry Brougham was a prominent 19th-century British statesman, lawyer, and reformer who played a key role in the abolition of slavery and the passing of the 1832 Reform Act.
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C.
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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D.
Samuel W. Johnson
Samuel W. Johnson was a 19th-century American chemist and agricultural scientist who played a key role in organizing the chemical profession in the United States.
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E.
Robert Hinde
Robert Hinde was a British zoologist and ethologist renowned for his pioneering research on animal behavior and social relationships, and for mentoring influential primatologists such as Jane Goodall.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British economist
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ statistician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1774 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1858 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | 19th-century economic literature ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Charterhouse School ⓘ |
| employer | Bank of England ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic history
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economics ⓘ monetary economics ⓘ price statistics ⓘ |
| genre |
economic history literature
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statistical study ⓘ |
| hasPart |
History of Prices
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surface form:
History of Prices, volume 1
History of Prices ⓘ
surface form:
History of Prices, volume 2
History of Prices ⓘ
surface form:
History of Prices, volume 3
History of Prices ⓘ
surface form:
History of Prices, volume 4
History of Prices ⓘ
surface form:
History of Prices, volume 5
History of Prices ⓘ
surface form:
History of Prices, volume 6
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| influenced |
John Stuart Mill
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Walter Bagehot ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
David Ricardo
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classical political economy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
History of Prices
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critique of the quantity theory of money ⓘ monetary theory ⓘ price history ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Political Economy Club ⓘ |
| movement |
classical economics
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surface form:
Classical economics
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| notableWork |
A History of Prices and of the State of the Circulation from 1793 to 1837
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History of Prices ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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merchant ⓘ statistician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld | director of the Bank of England ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Subject: Thomas Tooke Description of subject: Thomas Tooke was a 19th-century British economist and statistician best known for his pioneering work on price history and monetary theory, particularly through his multi-volume "History of Prices."
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