# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-cumberland
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:30:21.460Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/richard-cumberland"
name: "Richard Cumberland"
slug: "richard-cumberland"
description: "Richard Cumberland was an English philosopher, and Bishop of Peterborough from 1691. In 1672, he published his major work, De legibus naturae, propounding utilitarianism and opposing the egoistic ethics of Thomas Hobbes."
tagline: "English philosopher, and Bishop of Peterborough (1631–1718)"
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birthDate: "1631-07-15"
deathDate: "1718-10-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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    title: "Richard Cumberland (filosofo)"
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    title: "Richard Cumberland"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump