William Petty

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
historian
economist
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:awards Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
Member_of_the_Royal_Irish_Academy
gptkbp:born May 26, 1623
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Petty,_2nd_Earl_of_Shelburne
gptkbp:contribution Development of statistical methods
Founding of modern economics
gptkbp:died December 16, 1687
gptkbp:education gptkb:Christ_Church,_Oxford
gptkbp:field Economics
Philosophy
Statistics
gptkbp:founded gptkb:The_Dublin_Society
gptkb:The_Royal_Society_of_London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Petty
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Thomas_Malthus
gptkb:Adam_Smith
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:David_Hume
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Francis_Bacon
gptkbp:involvedIn Statistical analysis
Philosophical inquiry
Land surveying
Political economy
gptkbp:knownFor Political Arithmetic
The Verbum Sapienti
gptkbp:legacy Impact on public policy
Contributions to social science
Influence on modern statistics
Pioneer_of_economic_thought
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableWorks A Treatise of Taxes and Contributions
The_Political_Anatomy_of_Ireland
The_Quantulumcunque_Concerning_Money
gptkbp:occupation Physician
Surveyor
gptkbp:productionCompany 17th century
1660s
1680s
1670s
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse Elizabeth_Petty