One proponent of Malthusianism was the novelist Harriet Martineau whose circle of acquaintances included Charles Darwin, and the ideas of Malthus were a significant influence on the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution.

Darwin paid a visit to his brother Eras's lady friend the literary Whig Miss Harriet Martineau who had strong views on egalitarianism and whose writings had popularised the ideas of Thomas Malthus.

Thomas Malthus wrote two books, An essay on the principle of population, published in 1798, and Principles of political economy, published in 1820.

The Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 was defended on " scientific or economic principals " while the authors of the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 were seen as not having had the benefit of reading Malthus.

In 1798, Thomas Malthus published An Essay on the Principle of Population, in which he wrote:

In An Essay on the Principle of Population, the first edition published in 1798, Thomas Malthus ended with two chapters on natural theology and population.

Between 1798 and 1826 Malthus published six editions of his famous treatise, An Essay on the Principle of Population, updating each edition to incorporate new material, to address criticism, and to convey changes in his own perspectives on the subject.

Overpopulation has been a fascination of many, including economic theorist Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus whose " An Essay on the Principal of Population " was first published in 1798.

* 1798: An Essay on the Principle of Population published by Thomas Malthus

* The first ( anonymous ) publication occurs of An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Malthus.

In 1798, Thomas Malthus wrote An Essay on the Principle of Population partly in response to Condorcet's views on the " perfectibility of society " as outlined in the Sketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind.

Contrary to Malthus ' predictions and in line with his thoughts on moral restraint, natural population growth in most developed countries has diminished to close to zero, without being held in check by famine or lack of resources, as people in developed nations have shown a tendency to have fewer children.

When discussing the resource loss on Luna and likelihood of ensuing food riots, Professor de la Paz suggests that Mannie read the work of Thomas Malthus.

* 1798 — Thomas Malthus discussed human population growth and food production in An Essay on the Principle of Population.

The book echoes some of the concerns and predictions of Thomas Malthus in An Essay on the Principle of Population ( 1798 ).

The political economist Thomas Malthus believed this to be a fair price, and that it would be dangerous for Britain to rely on imported corn because lower prices would reduce labourers ' wages, and manufacturers would lose out due to the decrease of purchasing power of landlords and farmers.

* One school of thought is that Dickens based Scrooge's views on the poor on those of demographer and political economist Thomas Malthus.

Malthus on population, James Hutton and Lyell on geology, Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle, and above all, the anonymous Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, which put evolution into everyday discussion amongst literate folk.

Jeremy Bentham argued for a disciplinary, punitive approach to social problems, whilst the writings of Thomas Malthus focused attention on overpopulation, and the growth of illegitimacy.

Besides the above-mentioned, Price wrote an Essay on the Population of England ( 2nd ed., 1780 ) which directly influenced Thomas Robert Malthus ; two Fast-day Sermons, published respectively in 1779 and 1781 ; and Observations on the importance of the American Revolution and the means of rendering it a benefit to the World ( 1784 ).

Technological developments have also lead to improvements in the efficiency of the use of energy and other resources, but, most importantly, the warnings from Malthus onward have finally had their effect as may be seen from the population-limiting policies followed by China and, more hesitantly, by India.

He successfully associated Malthus with the idea of birth control ( which Malthus himself had opposed despite his fears of overpopulation ).

The theodicy of Paley and Thomas Malthus vindicated evils such as starvation as a result of a benevolent creator's laws which had an overall good effect.

The theodicy of Paley and Thomas Malthus vindicated evils such as starvation as a result of a benevolent creator's laws which had an overall good effect.

However, he had difficulty accepting the apparent support Darwin's book gave to the theories of Thomas Malthus.

He strongly influenced Paley and is thought to have had some influence on Malthus and his theories.

Reading about Malthus and natural law led him to apply to his search for the Creator's laws Malthusian logic of social thinking of struggle for survival with no handouts, and he " had at last got a theory by which to work ".

Malthus had softened from the bleakness of the earlier editions, now allowing that the population crush could be mitigated by education, celibacy and emigration.

That was manifestly not Marx's view ; already in his Grundrisse manuscript he had referred to a balance sheet cited by Malthus ; in Das Kapital he attempted to calculate the rate of surplus value according to data provided by Frederick Engels ; and towards the end of his life, as Leontief noted, he wrote that he wanted to study the " ups and downs " of economic activity mathematically ( but Samuel Moore convinced him that the data to do it did not exist yet ).

He has published seven volumes of poetry, the first of which was Summer Love and Surf and the latest of which is Perfidious Proverbs ( Humanity Books, 2011 ); three novels, including Apes and Angels ( Putnam, 1989 ); and half a dozen nonfiction books, including the widely used Norton Critical Edition, Darwin and the Norton Critical Edition of Malthus ' Essay on Population.

The sixth of seven children of Daniel and Henrietta Malthus, Thomas Robert Malthus grew up in The Rookery, a country house near Westcott in Surrey.

In the story, he was the father of five children, naming them after prominent utilitarians such as Robert Malthus.

Turgot, Adam Ferguson, John Millar, and Thomas Malthus, and in the 19th and 20th centuries by Lewis Henry Morgan, Leslie White, and Charles Darwin and the many biological evolutionists following him, to propose a more contemporary ecological and evolutionary theory of societal development from the Stone Age to the present.

Notable individuals whose ideas have contributed to classical liberalism include John Locke, Jean-Baptiste Say, Thomas Malthus, and David Ricardo.

In addition to Adam Smith's legacy, Say's law, Malthus theories of population and Ricardo's iron law of wages became central doctrines of classical economics.

In that book, Malthus claimed that population growth would outstrip food production, because population grew geometrically, while food production grew arithmetically.

However, classical liberals rejected Adam Smith's belief that the " invisible hand " would lead to general benefits and embraced Thomas Malthus ' view that population expansion would prevent any general benefit and David Ricardo's view of the inevitability of class conflict.

Following the influence of Malthus and concerns stemming from his An Essay On The Principle Of Population the UK census as we know it today started in 1801.

* 1766 – Thomas Robert Malthus, English demographer and political economist ( d. 1834 )

Notable classical liberals in the 19th century include Jean-Baptiste Say, Thomas Malthus, and David Ricardo.

Notwithstanding the apocalyptic image conveyed by this particular paragraph, Malthus himself did not subscribe to the notion that mankind was fated for a " catastrophe " due to population overshooting resources.

Malthus — a devout Christian — argued that revelation would " damp the soaring wings of intellect ", and thus never let " the difficulties and doubts of parts of the scripture " interfere with his work.

He describes the struggle resulting from population growth: " It is the doctrine of Malthus applied with manifold force to the whole animal and vegetable kingdoms.

The population and economic theorist Thomas Malthus argued that evil exists to spur human creativity and production.

The Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus FRS ( 13 or 14 February 1766 – 23 or 29 December 1834 ) was an English scholar, influential in political economy and demography.

Malthus popularized the economic theory of rent.

Malthus has become widely known for his theories about population and its increase or decrease in response to various factors.

As an Anglican clergyman, Malthus saw this situation as divinely imposed to teach virtuous behaviour.

Malthus placed the longer-term stability of the economy above short-term expediency.

Malthus became hugely influential, and controversial, in economic, political, social and scientific thought.

Malthus remains a writer of great significance and controversy.

The young Malthus received his education at home in Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, and then at the Dissenting Warrington Academy.

Malthus apparently refused to have his portrait painted until 1833 because of embarrassment over the cleft lip.