Petty, Sir William

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Sir William Petty
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Name	Petty, Sir William Gender: M
born on	5 June 1623 at 23:45 (= 11:45 PM )
Place	Romsey, England, 50n59, 1w30
Timezone	LMT m1w30 (is local mean time)
Data source	Orig source not known Rodden Rating C
Astrology data	14°45' 12°43 Asc. 17°45'

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Biography

British political economist and physicist. He went to the sea as a boy and wound up on the coast of France. After serving in the English Navy for a while, he became a medical student in 1644. Achieving a Doctorate in Physics in 1647, he became a Professor of Anatomy in 1651.

He is recognized for conducting the first scientific survey in 1652 and engineered a map of Ireland by 1673. Writing a major work on taxes in 1662, he was acknowledged as an economic expert.

Died 12/16/1687, London, England.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

• Death, Cause unspecified December 1687 (Age 64)

Source Notes

Wemy No.156 quotes Ashmole Ms No.192. (May 26, 1623 OS)

Categories

• Vocation : Travel : Explorer (Cartographer)

• Vocation : Military : Military service

• Vocation : Science : Physics (Doctorate)

• Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction

• Vocation : Science : Other Science (First scientific surveyor)

• Notable : Book Collection : American Book