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James Mill

1773 - 1836

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James Mill (born James Milne; 6 April 1773 – 23 June 1836) was a Scottish historian, economist, political theorist and philosopher. He is counted among the founders of the Ricardian school of economics. He also wrote The History of British India (1817) and was one of the prominent historians to take a colonial approach. He was the first writer to divide Indian history into three parts: Hindu, Muslim and British, a classification which has proved surpassingly influential in the field of Indian historical studies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Mill is the 126th most popular economist (down from 79th in 2019), the 1,159th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 734th in 2019) and the 21st most popular British Economist.

James Mill is most famous for his work with the utilitarianism philosophy. He also wrote a book called "The History of British India" which is a history of the British rule in India.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, James Mill ranks 126 out of 414. Before him are Knut Wicksell, Thomas J. Sargent, James Mirrlees, Douglas McGregor, Hermann Heinrich Gossen, and Jean Tirole. After him are Oskar Morgenstern, Gottfried Feder, Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play, Clive Granger, William Phillips, and Zhou Youguang.

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Among people born in 1773, James Mill ranks 14. Before him are Louis I of Etruria, Luisa of Naples and Sicily, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia, Aimé Bonpland, Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi, and Thérésa Tallien. After him are Amschel Mayer Rothschild, Henri Gatien Bertrand, Frédéric Cuvier, Tokugawa Ienari, George Cayley, and Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex. Among people deceased in 1836, James Mill ranks 22. Before him are Princess Wilhelmine of Baden, Nathan Mayer Rothschild, Antoine Destutt de Tracy, Anton Reicha, Davy Crockett, and Aaron Burr. After him are William Henry, Edward Turner Bennett, Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel, Carle Vernet, James Bowie, and William Elford Leach.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Mill ranks 1,159 out of 8,785. Before him are Elizabeth Gaskell (1810), Michael Atiyah (1929), Thomas Graham (1805), Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1869), Hans Sloane (1660), and Michael Jackson (1942). After him are Samuel Crompton (1753), Graham Chapman (1941), John Franklin (1786), Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428), Petula Clark (1932), and Arthur Hailey (1920).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United Kingdom

Among economists born in United Kingdom, James Mill ranks 21. Before him are Richard Stone (1913), John A. Hobson (1858), James Meade (1907), Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877), Thomas Mun (1571), and James Mirrlees (1936). After him are Clive Granger (1934), Tony Atkinson (1944), Angus Deaton (1945), Harriet Martineau (1802), Henry Sidgwick (1838), and Oliver Hart (1948).

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