John Stuart Mill

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Person.png John Stuart Mill   ModernHistoryProject WikidataRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(philosopher, economist, civil servant)
Born20 May 1806
Islington, London, UK
Died7 May 1873 (Age 66)
Avignon, France
NationalityUK
Philosopher

John Stuart Mill was an English philosopher, political economist, and civil servant.

Career

Most known for his liberal philosophy, Mill was also a clerk to the Secret Committee of the East India Company [1] and actively involved in running the colonisation of India and the enforced opening of China to opium sales.

the "Saint of Rationalism" according to William Gladstone.[2]

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