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John Stuart Mill

1806 - 1873

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John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 7 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist, politician and civil servant. One of the most influential thinkers in the history of liberalism and social liberalism, he contributed widely to social theory, political theory, and political economy. Dubbed "the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century" by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, he conceived of liberty as justifying the freedom of the individual in opposition to unlimited state and social control. He advocated political and social reforms such as proportional representation, the emancipation of women, and the development of labour organisations and farm cooperatives. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Stuart Mill is the 6th most popular economist, the 114th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 68th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Economist.

John Stuart Mill is most famous for his utilitarianism. He believed that the morally right action is the one that brings the most happiness to the greatest number of people.

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Among economists, John Stuart Mill ranks 6 out of 414. Before him are Adam Smith, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, David Ricardo, and Thomas Robert Malthus. After him are Herbert A. Simon, Friedrich Hayek, Frédéric Passy, Vilfredo Pareto, Milton Friedman, and François Quesnay.

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Among people born in 1806, John Stuart Mill ranks 1. After him are Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Max Stirner, Benito Juárez, Augustus De Morgan, Emilia Plater, Catherine Labouré, Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Charles Gleyre, and Omar Pasha. Among people deceased in 1873, John Stuart Mill ranks 2. Before him is Napoleon III. After him are David Livingstone, Justus von Liebig, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Alessandro Manzoni, Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, John of Saxony, Edwin Landseer, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, and Alexandru Ioan Cuza.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Stuart Mill ranks 114 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Falcon Scott (1868), Edgar the Peaceful (943), David Ricardo (1772), Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443), William Gilbert (1544), and Thomas Robert Malthus (1766). After him are Herbert Spencer (1820), David Bowie (1947), Edgar Adrian (1889), Nevill Francis Mott (1905), Lewis Carroll (1832), and Lemmy (1945).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United Kingdom

Among economists born in United Kingdom, John Stuart Mill ranks 5. Before him are Adam Smith (1723), John Maynard Keynes (1883), David Ricardo (1772), and Thomas Robert Malthus (1766). After him are Alfred Marshall (1842), John Law (1671), John Hicks (1904), William Petty (1623), Ronald Coase (1910), Lionel Robbins (1898), and Benjamin Graham (1894).

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