Thomas Robert Malthus
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Historical figure.
Thomas Robert Malthus, FRS (13/14 february 1766 - 29 december 1834) was an English economist, cleric, and scholar influential in the fields of political economy and demography.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
- After alluding airily to the Vehmgericht, aqua tofana, Carbonari, the Marchioness de Brinvilliers, the Darwinian theory, the principles of Malthus, and the Ratcliff Highway murders, the article of the Daily Telegraph concluded by admonishing the Government and advocating a closer watch over foreigners in England (STUD 1020).
