William Petty
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English: Sir William Petty (1623-1687) was an English scientist, economist, statistician, physician and inventor. He wrote a lot, and his publications cover a wide field.
William Petty
(1623–1687)    |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||
| Alternative names | Sir William Petty | ||
| Description | British economist, mathematician, philosopher, statistician, sociologist and politician | ||
| Date of birth/death |
26 May 1623  |
16 December 1687 | |
| Location of birth/death | Romsey | London | |
| Authority control |
| ||
Portraits[edit]
1649-50, Isaac Fuller
1696; John Smith, after John Closterman
Works by William Petty[edit]
Covers[edit]
1647/8: The Advice to Hartlib
1648: Double Writing
1659: Proceedings between Sankey and Petty
1660 Reflections upon Ireland
1851 The Down Survey
1899 Economic Writings vol. 1
Pages[edit]
- Advice to Hartlib (published 1647/8)
- Double Writing (1648)
- Down Survey 1851 (written 1655-6; published 1851, edited by Thomas Aiskew Larcom)
DjVu-files[edit]
1647/8: The Advice to Hartlib
1648: Double Writing
1659: Proceedings between Sankey and Petty
1660 Reflections upon Ireland
1851 The Down Survey
1899 Economic Writings vol. 1
Works about William Petty[edit]
Cover[edit]
Sir Edmund Fitzmaurice (1895) – The Life of Sir William Petty
DjVu-files[edit]
Wilson Lloyd Bevan (1894) - Sir William Petty : A Study in English Economic Literature.
Sir Edmund Fitzmaurice (1895) – The Life of Sir William Petty
Charles Henry Hull (1900) - 'Petty's Place in the History of Economic Theory', in: The Quarterly Journal of Economics
See also[edit]
- William Petty on English Wikisource
