Robert Torrens

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Robert Torrens was a 19th-century Irish-born British economist, politician, and influential early theorist of international trade and comparative advantage.

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instanceOf Member of Parliament ⓘ
economist ⓘ
human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
theorist of international trade ⓘ
writer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Ireland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1780 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1864 ⓘ
describedAs influential early theorist of international trade and comparative advantage ⓘ
employer British Army ⓘ
ethnicGroup Irish ⓘ
fieldOfWork comparative advantage ⓘ
international trade theory ⓘ
political economy ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre economic treatise ⓘ
hasOccupation colonial theorist ⓘ
hasPartIn 19th-century economic debates on corn laws ⓘ
British free-trade movement ⓘ
influenced theory of international trade ⓘ
influencedBy David Ricardo ⓘ
classical political economy ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
militaryRank lieutenant-colonel ⓘ
movement classical economics ⓘ
notableIdea defence of unilateral tariff reduction ⓘ
early formulation of comparative advantage in trade ⓘ
support for free trade ⓘ
notableWork An Essay on the Production of Wealth ⓘ
Essay on the External Corn Trade ⓘ
Letters on Commercial Policy ⓘ
The Budget: On Commercial and Colonial Policy ⓘ
occupation army officer ⓘ
economist ⓘ
politician ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Ireland ⓘ
placeOfDeath England ⓘ
positionHeld Member of Parliament for Ashburton ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Bolton ⓘ
Member of Parliament for Ipswich ⓘ
residence London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
spouse Charity Chute ⓘ

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Letters on Commercial Policy → author → Robert Torrens ⓘ
Letters on Commercial Policy → workOf → Robert Torrens ⓘ
Charity Chute → spouse → Robert Torrens ⓘ
Charity Chute → associatedWith → Robert Torrens ⓘ
Torrens Island → namedAfter → Robert Torrens ⓘ