A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z                    HOME ABOUT CATEGORIES SITE MAP COPYRIGHT ADVERTISE CONTACT entire Web this site Malthus, Thomas Robert (1766-1834) English economist and deomographer who, in 1789, published anonymously his Essay on the Principle of Population, which argued that population has a natural tendency to rise faster than the means of its subsistence. The idea of over-reproduction and competition for resources was very important to Darwin’s evolutionary scheme. Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) BACK TO TOP