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William Playfair

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British mathematician, engineer and political economist (1759-1823)

Born 1759
Died 1823

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  • Cover of: British family antiquity: illustrative of the origin and progress of the rank, honours, and personal merit, of the nobility of the United Kingdom. Accompanied with an elegant set of chronological charts

    First published in 1809 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations: Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged

    First published in 1805 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: British baronetage: illustrative of the origin and progress of the rank, honours, and personal merit, of the baronets of the United Kingdom, accompanied with an elegant set of chronological charts

    Cover of edition britishbaronetag32play First published in 1811 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The commercial and political atlas: representing, by means of stained copper-plate charts, the exports, imports, and general trade of England; the national debt, ... by William Playfair, ... To which are added, Charts of the revenue and debts of Ireland, ... by James Corry, ...

    First published in 1786 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: history of Jacobinism: its crimes, cruelties and perfidies: comprising an inquiry into the manner of disseminating, under the appearance of philosophy and virtue, principles which are equally subversive of order, virtue, religion, liberty and happiness

    First published in 1796 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Better prospects to the merchants and manufacturers of Great Britain.: Dedicated to the members of the House of Commons.

    First published in 1793 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A fair and candid address to the nobility and baronets of the United Kingdom: accompanied with illustrations and proofs of the advantage of hereditary rank and title in a free country.

    First published in 1809 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A general view of the actual force and resources of France, in January, M.DCC.XCIII: to which is added, a table, shewing the depreciation of assignats, arising from their increase in quantity

    Cover of edition generalviewofact00playiala First published in 1793 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Inevitable consequences of a reform in Parliament

    Cover of edition inevitableconseq00playuoft First published in 1792 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl Fitzwilliam: occasioned by his two letters to the Earl of Carlisle

    First published in 1795 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: statistical breviary: shewing, on a principle entirely new, the resources of every state and kingdom in Europe; illustrated with stained copper-plate charts, representing the physical powers of each distinct nation with ease and perspicuity. To which is added, a similar exhibition of the ruling powers of Hindoostan.

    First published in 1801 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A vindication of the reign of His present Majesty, King George III

    First published in 1811 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A letter on our agricultural distresses, their causes and remedies: accompanied with tables and copper-plate charts, shewing and comparing the prices of wheat, bread, and labour, from 1565 to 1821. Addressed to the Lords and Commons

    First published in 1821 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The commercial and political atlas: which represents at a single view, by means of copper plate charts, the most important public accounts of revenues, expeditures, debts, and commerce of England

    First published in 1787 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Political portraits, in this new æra

    First published in 1813 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1801 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: European commerce: shewing new and secure channels of trade with the continent of Europe : detailing the produce, manufactures, and commerce of Russia, Prussia, Sweden, Denmark and Germany ... with a general view of the trade, navigation, produce and manufactures of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

    First published in 1805 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Lineal arithmetic: applied to shew the progress of the commerce and revenue of England during the present century : which is represented and illustrated by thirty-three copper-plate charts : being an useful companion for the cabinet and counting house

    First published in 1798 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The history of Jacobinism, its crimes, cruelties and perfidies: comprising an inquiry into the manner of disseminating, under the appearance of philosophy and virtue, principles which are equally subversive of order, virtue, religion, liberty and happiness

    First published in 1795 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: An Inquiry into the Permanent Causes of the Decline and Fall of Powerful and Wealthy Nations. Designed To Shew How The Prosperity Of The British Empire May Be Prolonged

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We need a photo of William Playfair

British mathematician, engineer and political economist (1759-1823)

Born 1759
Died 1823

Subjects

History, Commerce, Early works to 1800, Politics and government, Statistics, Economic aspects, Economic conditions, Economics, Assignats, Banks and banking, Catholic emancipation, Finance, Foreign relations, Genealogy, Heraldry, Interest, Jacobins, Nobility, Public Finance, Agriculture, Apprentices, Baronetage, British Banks and banking, Commercial products, Defenses

Places

Great Britain, France, Europe, England, India, Ireland, London, United States

People

George III King of Great Britain (1738-1820), William Wentworth Fitzwilliam Fitzwilliam Earl (1748-1833)

Time

18th century, Revolution, 1789-1799, 1789-1799, 1789-1815, 1760-1820, 1760-1860, 1789-1820, 1800-1837, 19th century, George III, 1760-1820

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  • PLAYFAIR, WILLIAM, 1759-1823.

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September 25, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import