Richard Price FRS (23 February 1723 – 19 April 1791) was a Welsh moral philosopher, Nonconformist minister and mathematician. He was also a political reformer and pamphleteer, active in radical, republican, and liberal causes such as the French and American Revolutions. He was well-connected and fostered communication between many people, including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, George Washington, Mirabeau and the Marquis de Condorcet. According to the historian John Davies, Price was "the greatest Welsh thinker of all time".
Richard Price
×CloseBritish philosopher, preacher and mathematician (1723–1791)
Born | 1723 |
Died | 1791 |
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Richard Price
×CloseBritish philosopher, preacher and mathematician (1723–1791)
Born | 1723 |
Died | 1791 |
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History, Politics and government, Causes, Early works to 1800, Public Finance, Public Debts, Finance, Christian ethics, Liberty, Materialism, Population, Annuities, Ethics, Free will and determinism, Doctrinal Theology, Patriotism, Philosophy and religion, Sermons, Christianity, Politique et gouvernement, American Sermons, Booksellers' catalogs, Future life, Life Insurance, MortalityTime
Revolution, 1775-1783, 1775-1783, Revolution of 1688, 1688-1815, 18th century, 1760-1789, 1789-1799, To 1789, 1727-1760, 1772, 1774-1793, 1775-1783 (Révolution), 1783-1789, 1789-1820, George III, 1760-1820, Revolution, 1789-1790, Revolution, 1789-1799ID Numbers
- OLID: OL647041A
- ISNI: 0000000108794691
- VIAF: 24632783
- Wikidata: Q561101
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q561101
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- Dr. Richard Price
- Richard 1723-1791 Price
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