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Thomas Chalmers

1780 - 1847

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Thomas Chalmers (17 March 1780 – 31 May 1847), was a Scottish Presbyterian minister, professor of theology, political economist, and a leader of both the Church of Scotland and of the Free Church of Scotland. He has been called "Scotland's greatest nineteenth-century churchman". He served as Vice-president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 1835 to 1842. The New Zealand town of Port Chalmers was named after Chalmers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Chalmers is the 387th most popular economist (down from 381st in 2019), the 6,115th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,907th in 2019) and the 46th most popular British Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Thomas Chalmers ranks 381 out of 414. After him are Michael Albert, Sevil Shhaideh, Carlos Moedas, Inger Andersen, Corinne Maier, Sławomir Skrzypek, Gita Gopinath, Paul Douglas, Guy Standing, Andrei Shleifer, Eric Lander, and Raghuram Rajan.

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Among people born in 1780, Thomas Chalmers ranks 59. Before him are Edward Hicks, Robert Torrens, Richard Rush, Robert Smirke, William J. Duane, and Israel Pickens.  Among people deceased in 1847, Thomas Chalmers ranks 47. Before him are Vicente Rocafuerte, Grace Aguilar, Luis José de Orbegoso, José de Palafox y Melci, 1st Duke of Zaragoza, Manuel Menéndez, and Mary Lamb.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Chalmers ranks 6,117 out of 8,785. Before him are James Callis (1971), Gary Bailey (1958), Pip Torrens (1960), Nick Moran (1969), Shirley Cawley (1932), and David Harewood (1965). After him are Alesha Dixon (1978), Jimmy McCulloch (1953), Sophie Ellis-Bextor (1979), Graeme Obree (1965), June Foulds (1934), and Ashley Jensen (1969).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United Kingdom

Among economists born in United Kingdom, Thomas Chalmers ranks 46. Before him are Thomas Hodgskin (1787), John Neville Keynes (1852), Robert Torrens (1780), James Wilson (1805), Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford (1946), and Martin Wolf (1946). After him are Sajid Javid (1969).

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