Sir William Petty FRS was an English economist, physician, scientist and philosopher. He first became prominent serving Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth in Ireland. He developed efficient methods to survey the land that was to be confiscated... Wikipedia
Born: May 26, 1623, Romsey, United Kingdom
Died: December 16, 1687 (age 64 years), London, United Kingdom
Education: University of Oxford
Organization founded: Royal Society
Grandchildren: Arabella Denny, Lady Charlotte FitzMaurice, Anne Fitzmaurice Petty, and more
Books
Political Arithmetick
A treatise of taxes & contributions
1667
Political Arithmetic;: Or, a Discourse Concerning the Extent and Value of Lands, People, Buildings; Husbandry, Manufacture, Commerce, Fishery, Artizans, Seamen, Soldiers; Publick Revenues, Interest, Taxes, Superlucration, Registries, Banks; Valuation of Men, Increasing of Seamen, of Militia's, Harbours, Situation, Shipping, Power at Sea, Etc. As the Same Relates to Every Country in General, But More Particularly to the Territories of His Majesty of Great Britain, and His Neighbours of Holland, Zealand, and France
The Economic Writings of Sir William Petty
1899
The political anatomy of Ireland
The Economic Writings of Sir William Petty: Together with the Observations Upon the Bills of Mortality, More Probably by Captain John Graunt
1899