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David Ricardo
1772Apr, 18

David Ricardo

David Ricardo, British economist and politician (d. 1823)
David Ricardo (18 April 1772 – 11 September 1823) was a British political economist, one of the most influential of the classical economists along with Thomas Malthus, Adam Smith and James Mill. He was also a politician, and a member of the Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Events on 1772

  • 9Jun

    Gaspee Affair

    The British schooner Gaspee is burned in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
  • 21Aug

    Swedish Constitution of 1772

    King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.