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Nicholas Barbon

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English economist, physician and financial speculator

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1640 to 1698 · aged 58
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Nicholas Barbon was an English economist, physician, and financial speculator. Historians of mercantilism consider him to be one of the first proponents of the free market.

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1640 to 1698 · aged 58
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14 languages

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