William Petty
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William Petty was a 17th-century English economist, scientist, and statistician known as a pioneer of political arithmetic and early demographic analysis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Petty canonical | 7 |
| Sir William Petty | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4326904 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Petty Context triple: [London Bills of Mortality, influenced, William Petty]
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A.
Francis Ysidro Edgeworth
Francis Ysidro Edgeworth was a pioneering Irish economist and statistician known for his foundational contributions to microeconomic theory, welfare economics, and the development of mathematical economics.
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B.
Arthur Young
Arthur Young was a British-born American actor active in mid-20th-century film and television, known for supporting roles in dramas and thrillers.
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C.
Robert Torrens
Robert Torrens was a 19th-century Irish-born British economist, politician, and influential early theorist of international trade and comparative advantage.
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D.
Thomas Tooke
Thomas Tooke was a 19th-century British economist and statistician best known for his pioneering work on price history and monetary theory, particularly through his multi-volume "History of Prices."
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E.
François Quesnay
François Quesnay was an 18th-century French economist and leading figure of the Physiocratic school, known for his influential economic theories emphasizing agriculture as the source of national wealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Petty Target entity description: William Petty was a 17th-century English economist, scientist, and statistician known as a pioneer of political arithmetic and early demographic analysis.
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A.
Francis Ysidro Edgeworth
Francis Ysidro Edgeworth was a pioneering Irish economist and statistician known for his foundational contributions to microeconomic theory, welfare economics, and the development of mathematical economics.
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B.
Arthur Young
Arthur Young was a British-born American actor active in mid-20th-century film and television, known for supporting roles in dramas and thrillers.
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C.
Robert Torrens
Robert Torrens was a 19th-century Irish-born British economist, politician, and influential early theorist of international trade and comparative advantage.
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D.
Thomas Tooke
Thomas Tooke was a 19th-century British economist and statistician best known for his pioneering work on price history and monetary theory, particularly through his multi-volume "History of Prices."
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E.
François Quesnay
François Quesnay was an 18th-century French economist and leading figure of the Physiocratic school, known for his influential economic theories emphasizing agriculture as the source of national wealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demographer
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ physician ⓘ political economist ⓘ scientist ⓘ statistician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1623-05-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
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Hampshire ⓘ Romsey ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1687-12-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brasenose College, Oxford
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Petty ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
demography
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economics ⓘ political arithmetic ⓘ political economy ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| influenced |
Adam Smith
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Karl Marx ⓘ classical political economy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Down Survey of Ireland
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early demographic analysis ⓘ early national income estimation ⓘ economic analysis of taxation ⓘ founding political arithmetic ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | William Petty ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
1st Marquess of Lansdowne
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Sir William Petty ⓘ
linked to:
William Petty
|
| notableWork |
Political Arithmetick
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The Political Anatomy of Ireland ⓘ Treatise of Taxes and Contributions ⓘ Verbum Sapienti ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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physician ⓘ professor ⓘ scientist ⓘ statistician ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Music at Gresham College
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Surveyor-General of Ireland ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Waller ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Petty Description of subject: William Petty was a 17th-century English economist, scientist, and statistician known as a pioneer of political arithmetic and early demographic analysis.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: William Petty
linked to: William Petty
linked to: William Petty