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An Essay on the Principle of Population

treatise by Thomas Malthus
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An Essay on the Principle of Population

Summary

An Essay on the Principle of Population is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (365 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • An Essay on the Principle of Population authored Thomas Robert Malthus[3].
  • An Essay on the Principle of Population's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • An Essay on the Principle of Population's genre is essay[5].
  • An Essay on the Principle of Population's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • An Essay on the Principle of Population's country of origin is recorded as England[7].
  • An Essay on the Principle of Population was released on +1798-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • An Essay on the Principle of Population's main subject is economy[9].
  • An Essay on the Principle of Population's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'An Essay on the Principle of Population'}[10].
  • An Essay on the Principle of Population's copyright status is recorded as public domain[11].
  • An Essay on the Principle of Population's copyright status is recorded as public domain[12].

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Authorship and Creation

An Essay on the Principle of Population authored Thomas Robert Malthus[3].

Publication

An Essay on the Principle of Population was released on +1798-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6]. Its genre is essay[5].

Subject and Themes

An Essay on the Principle of Population's main subject is economy[9].

Why It Matters

An Essay on the Principle of Population ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (365 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

England literary work public domain Thomas Robert Malthus

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English
    Genre → essay
    Author → Thomas Robert Malthus
    Country of origin → England
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