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Robert Torrens

1780 - 1864

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Robert Torrens (1780 – 27 May 1864) was a Royal Marines officer, political economist, part-owner of the influential Globe newspaper, and a prolific writer. He also chaired the board of the London-based South Australian Colonisation Commission created by the South Australia Act 1834 to oversee the new colony of South Australia, before the colony went bankrupt and he was sacked in 1841. He was chiefly known for championing the cause for emigration to the new colony, and his name lives on in Adelaide's main river, the Torrens, the suburb of Torrensville and a few other places. He is sometimes referred to as Colonel Robert Torrens, but his final army rank is disputed in various sources. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Torrens is the 354th most popular economist (down from 211th in 2019), the 4,868th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,032nd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Robert Torrens ranks 354 out of 414. Before him are Fischer Black, Edith Abbott, Justin Yifu Lin, Thomas Hodgskin, John Neville Keynes, and Henry Charles Carey. After him are Jagdish Bhagwati, James Wilson, Fatih Birol, Frank Fetter, Mariana Mazzucato, and Erik Lindahl.

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Among people born in 1780, Robert Torrens ranks 54. Before him are Henry Salt, Michele Tenore, Antonie Brentano, Jørgen Jørgensen, William Ellery Channing, and Edward Hicks. After him are Richard Rush, Robert Smirke, William J. Duane, Israel Pickens, and Thomas Chalmers. Among people deceased in 1864, Robert Torrens ranks 69. Before him are José Justo Corro, Adelaide Anne Procter, Juris Alunāns, Alexander Vostokov, William T. Anderson, and John Clare. After him are Benjamin Silliman, John Sedgwick, William Smith O'Brien, Leonidas Polk, and Henry Schoolcraft.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Torrens ranks 4,869 out of 8,785. Before him are Lady Charlotte Guest (1812), John Paul Young (1950), Arthur Whitten Brown (1886), Geoffrey Crossley (1921), James Hogg (1770), and Paul Carrack (1951). After him are Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823), Audrey Williamson (1926), Charles Wilkins (1749), Paul Nash (1889), Irving Rapper (1898), and Elisabeth Sladen (1946).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United Kingdom

Among economists born in United Kingdom, Robert Torrens ranks 42. Before him are Roy Harrod (1900), Maurice Dobb (1900), G. D. H. Cole (1889), Nassau William Senior (1790), Thomas Hodgskin (1787), and John Neville Keynes (1852). After him are James Wilson (1805), Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford (1946), Martin Wolf (1946), Thomas Chalmers (1780), and Sajid Javid (1969).

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