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Was Rev. Thomas Robert Malthus (February, 1766 - December 23, 1834) on English demographer and political economist best known for his views Pessimistic, but the-influence.

Malthus was born to a prosperous family. His father was a personal friend of the philosopher and sceptic David Hume and an acquaintance of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The young Malthus was educated at home until his admission to Jesus College, Cambridge in 1784. There he studied many subjects and took prizes in English declamation,Greek. His principal subject was mathematics. He earned a masters degree in 1791 and was elected a fellow of Jesus College twoyearslater.in1797.

ordained Anglican priest, and the country. A report to the Authority in the population published in 1798, Malthus predicted population exceeds the food supply, which is the reduction of food per person.This prediction was based on the idea that population if unchecke