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Thomas Mun

1571 - 1641

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Sir Thomas Mun (; 17 June 1571 – 21 July 1641) was an English writer on economics and is often referred to as the last of the early mercantilists. Most notably, he is known for serving as the director of the East India Company. Due to his strong belief in the state and his prior experience as a merchant, Mun took on a prominent role during the economic depression which began in 1620. To defend the East India Company and to regain England's economic stability, Mun published A Discourse of Trade from England unto the East-Indies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Mun is the 102nd most popular economist (down from 81st in 2019), the 1,030th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 737th in 2019) and the 19th most popular British Economist.

Thomas Malthus was a British scholar who is most famous for his essay "An Essay on the Principle of Population" which argued that population growth would outpace the food supply, leading to famine and starvation.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Thomas Mun ranks 102 out of 414. Before him are John A. Hobson, George Stigler, James Meade, Claudia Goldin, Arthur Cecil Pigou, and Dale T. Mortensen. After him are Bengt Holmström, Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi, Edward C. Prescott, Robert Fogel, W. Edwards Deming, and George Akerlof.

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Among people born in 1571, Thomas Mun ranks 9. Before him are Abbas the Great, Hasekura Tsunenaga, Emperor Go-Yōzei, Michael Praetorius, Mulla Sadra, and Frederick de Houtman. After him are Willem Blaeu, Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias, Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy, Paulus Moreelse, Charles, Duke of Guise, and Pietro Aldobrandini. Among people deceased in 1641, Thomas Mun ranks 7. Before him are Anthony van Dyck, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Gwanghaegun of Joseon, Domenichino, Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, and Jane Frances de Chantal. After him are Jeremiah Horrocks, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, Jan Janszoon, Johan Banér, Pau Claris i Casademunt, and Franciscus Gomarus.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Mun ranks 1,030 out of 8,785. Before him are Len Deighton (1929), Charles Lightoller (1874), Ida Noddack (1896), David Cameron (1966), Malcolm III of Scotland (1031), and Diana Wynne Jones (1934). After him are Lewis Hamilton (1985), Alexander Bain (1818), George Biddell Airy (1801), Desmond Llewelyn (1914), Tony Brooks (1932), and Stephen Frears (1941).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United Kingdom

Among economists born in United Kingdom, Thomas Mun ranks 19. Before him are Beatrice Webb (1858), William Stanley Jevons (1835), Richard Stone (1913), John A. Hobson (1858), James Meade (1907), and Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877). After him are James Mirrlees (1936), James Mill (1773), Clive Granger (1934), Tony Atkinson (1944), Angus Deaton (1945), and Harriet Martineau (1802).

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