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John A. Hobson

1858 - 1940

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John Atkinson Hobson (6 July 1858 – 1 April 1940) was an English economist and social scientist. Hobson is best known for his writing on imperialism, which influenced Vladimir Lenin, and his theory of underconsumption. His principal and earliest contribution to economics was the theory of underconsumption, a scathing criticism of Say's law and classical economics' emphasis on thrift. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John A. Hobson has received more than 201,444 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). John A. Hobson is the 198th most popular economist (down from 190th in 2019), the 1,854th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,805th in 2019) and the 30th most popular British Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, John A. Hobson ranks 198 out of 414. Before him are Thomas Piketty, Paul Romer, Eric Maskin, Clément Juglar, János Kornai, and Abba P. Lerner. After him are Stanley Fischer, Michel Camdessus, Douglas Diamond, Bertrand de Jouvenel, Raúl Prebisch, and Alvin Hansen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, John A. Hobson ranks 69. Before him are Archibald Gracie IV, Jenő Hubay, Francis Preserved Leavenworth, Emma Calvé, Medardo Rosso, and E. Nesbit. After him are P. J. Kennedy, Bipin Chandra Pal, Petar Bojović, Mikimoto Kōkichi, Eduard von Toll, and Stjepan Sarkotić. Among people deceased in 1940, John A. Hobson ranks 76. Before him are J.-H. Rosny aîné, Alfred Loisy, Gjergj Fishta, Robert Hichens, Oliver Lodge, and Olga Boznańska. After him are Abdelhamid Ben Badis, Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz, Cai Yuanpei, José Félix Estigarribia, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, and Giuseppe Motta.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John A. Hobson ranks 1,854 out of 8,785. Before him are George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827), Louis Harold Gray (1905), Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton (1831), Michael Apted (1941), Barbara West (1911), and Susannah York (1939). After him are Eunice Gayson (1928), Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (1878), Horatio Gates (1727), Charles Joughin (1878), FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788), and William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg (1184).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United Kingdom

Among economists born in United Kingdom, John A. Hobson ranks 30. Before him are Henry Sidgwick (1838), Lionel Robbins (1898), Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859), Oliver Hart (1948), Harold Laski (1893), and Israel Kirzner (1930). After him are Robert Torrens (1780), Nassau William Senior (1790), Roy Harrod (1900), Tony Atkinson (1944), Maurice Dobb (1900), and Colin Clark (1905).

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