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James Mill
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James Mill was a Scottish thinker of the late 1700s and early 1800s who made important contributions to history, economics, political theory, and philosophy. His ideas influenced how people understood politics and society during his lifetime and beyond, and he is remembered as a significant intellectual figure of his era.
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- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Angus
- Place of death
- Kensington
- Child
- John Stuart Mill
- Occupation
- political scientist
- Educated at
- University of Edinburgh
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Field of work
- economics
- Movement
- liberalism
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- James Mill.jpg
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- New International Encyclopedia
- date of birth
- 1773-04-06
- date of death
- 1836-06-23
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- James Mill
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- James Mill
- influenced by
- Jeremy Bentham Rollweiser
- student
- John Stuart Mill
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- English language
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- James Mill
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Encyclopedic overview
James Mill (born James Milne; 6 April 1773 – 23 June 1836) was a Scottish historian, economist, political theorist and philosopher. He is counted among the founders of the Ricardian school of economics. He also wrote The History of British India (1817) and was one of the prominent historians to take a colonial approach. He was the first writer to divide Indian history into three parts: Hindu, Muslim and British, a classification which has proved surpassingly influential in the field of Indian historical studies.
Mill was the father of John Stuart Mill, a noted philosopher of liberalism and utilitarianism, and a colonial administrator at the East India Company.
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