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James Mill

Scottish historian and economist

Died when: 63 years 76 days (758 months)
Star Sign: Aries

 

James Mill

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 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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