John Rickman

John Rickman (1771-1840) was an English statistician and government official of the early 19th century.

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1771 - 1840 - English - Statistician - 19th century

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An opponent of the ideas of Thomas Malthus (which alarmed many people with their talk of exponential population growth), he is credited with the idea, in 1798, of conducting a national Census every 10 years, and was responsible for the censuses conducted from 1801 to 1831.

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Thomas Malthus - 1798 - Census - 1801 - 1831

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He served as Clerk to the House of Commons from 1814 to 1819 and was a friend of notable figures including poet Robert Southey, essayist Charles Lamb and civil engineer Thomas Telford.

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House of Commons - 1814 - 1819 - Poet - Robert Southey - Charles Lamb - Civil engineer - Thomas Telford

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Telford and Rickman were both members of two Commissions established in 1803 - one for the Caledonian Canal through Scotland's Great Glen, and one for Highland Road and Bridges - which administered the rapid expansion of Scotland's infrastructure during the early 1800s.

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1803 - Caledonian Canal - Scotland - Great Glen

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