David Ricardo was born on April 18, 1772[1], in London[2]. He died on September 11, 1823[3], in Gatcombe Park[4]. He worked as an economist[5], stockbroker[6], philosopher[7], politician[8], and writer[9].
Position held: member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom[23], member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom[24], High Sheriff of Gloucestershire[25]
Notable work: Essay on the Influence of a Low Price of Corn on the Profits of Stock[27], The High Price of Bullion, a Proof of the Depreciation of Bank Notes[28]
Religion or worldview: Judaism[29], Unitarianism[30]
Described by source: Larousse Encyclopedia online[41], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[42], Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[43]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for David Ricardo include Ricardian equivalence[44], an economic theory[45]; Ricardian socialism[46]; and Ricardian economics[47], a school of economic thought[48].
Why It Matters
He has been cited as an influence by Friedrich Engels[49], a philosopher[50], 1820–1895[51], of Kingdom of Prussia[52], specialised in philosophy[53].
Works attributed to him include On the Principles of Political Economy, And Taxation[54], a literary work[55]. Entities named for him include Ricardian equivalence[44], an economic theory[45]; Ricardian socialism[46]; and Ricardian economics[47], a school of economic thought[48].
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