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William Petty

1623 - 1687

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Sir William Petty (26 May 1623 – 16 December 1687) was an English economist, physician, scientist and philosopher. He first became prominent serving Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth in Ireland. He developed efficient methods to survey the land that was to be confiscated and given to Cromwell's soldiers. He also remained a significant figure under King Charles II and King James II, as did many others who had served Cromwell. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Petty is the 47th most popular economist (down from 32nd in 2019), the 584th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 334th in 2019) and the 9th most popular British Economist.

William Petty was a British economist and statistician who is most famous for his contributions to the field of political economy. He was the first person to develop a system of national income accounting.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, William Petty ranks 47 out of 414. Before him are Léon Walras, Wassily Leontief, Leonid Hurwicz, John Hicks, Jacques Delors, and Walt Whitman Rostow. After him are Bertil Ohlin, Tansu Çiller, Edmund Phelps, Ronald Coase, Gary Becker, and Trygve Haavelmo.

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Among people born in 1623, William Petty ranks 2. Before him is Blaise Pascal. After him are Ferdinand Verbiest, Antonio Cesti, Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg, Zhu Youlang, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Christian Louis I, François de Laval, Reinier Nooms, and Algernon Sidney. Among people deceased in 1687, William Petty ranks 3. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Lully, and Johannes Hevelius. After him are René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, Constantijn Huygens, Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Margravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Nicholas Mercator, Henry More, Nell Gwyn, Geminiano Montanari, and Laura Martinozzi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Petty ranks 584 out of 8,785. Before him are James Bradley (1693), Domnall mac Ailpín (812), Richard Branson (1950), Samuel Johnson (1709), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772), and A. J. Cronin (1896). After him are Joan of the Tower (1321), Edward the Confessor (1003), Jack Phillips (1887), George Green (1793), Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (1897), and Margot Fonteyn (1919).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United Kingdom

Among economists born in United Kingdom, William Petty ranks 9. Before him are David Ricardo (1772), Thomas Robert Malthus (1766), John Stuart Mill (1806), Alfred Marshall (1842), John Law (1671), and John Hicks (1904). After him are Ronald Coase (1910), Lionel Robbins (1898), Benjamin Graham (1894), Beatrice Webb (1858), William Stanley Jevons (1835), and Richard Stone (1913).

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