Thompson, William, 1775-1833
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- Mandley, G. Lines on the death of W. Thompson, Esqr. of Cork ... 1833.
- Oxford DNB online, 21 Dec., 2010(Thompson, William (1775-1833), socialist and economist; b. in Cork, Ireland; wrote An inquiry into the principles of the distribution of wealth (1824), Labour rewarded (1827), An appeal of one half the human race (1830); helped est. the Co-operative magazine)
- Wikipedia, 31 Oct. 2014(William Thompson (philosopher); b. 30 June 1775 in Cork, Ireland; d. 28 Mar. 1833 in Cork, Ireland)
- Zui neng cu jin ren lei xing fu de cai fu fen pei yuan li de yan jiu, 1986:t.p. (Weilian Tangpuxun) t.p. verso (William Thompson)
- viaf.org, 31 Oct. 2014(Thompson, William, 1775-1833; b. yr. also 1775? (BNF) and alternately 1785 (DNB))
Wikipedia description:
William Thompson (30 June 1775 – 28 March 1833) was an Irish political and philosophical writer and social reformer, developing from utilitarianism into an early critic of capitalist exploitation whose ideas influenced the cooperative, trade union and Chartist movements as well as Karl Marx. Born into the Anglo-Irish Protestant Ascendancy of wealthy landowners and merchants of Cork society, his attempt to will his estate to the cooperative movement after his death sparked a long court case as his family fought successfully to have the will annulled. According to E. T. Craig, this decision to will his estate to the cooperative movement was taken after a visit to the pioneering Ralahine Commune. Marxist James Connolly described him as the "first Irish socialist" and a forerunner to Marx, who cited Thompson in his works as well as being an influence upon Marx's thought.
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