Gregory King

Gregory King (born December 15, 1648 in Lichfield (England), † August 29, 1712 ) was an English genealogist , statistician and engraver . King 's rule in economics is named after King .

Life

In his youth, the gifted King supported his father, a surveyor and landscaper, in his work. At the age of 14 he worked for an antique dealer and studied heraldry with him . Between 1667 and 1669 Lord Hatton employed him to build up a collection of weapons. In 1672 he switched to John Ogilby in London as an engraver . During this time he also made maps. In 1677 he worked at the College of Arms in London. In 1688 he became the Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary at the College of Arms. He held this position with the task of heraldry until his death.

With his work Natural and Political Observations and Conclusions upon the State and Condition of England he gave the best description of the economic situation of the population at the end of the 17th century of his time.

literature

• Two Tracts by Gregory King. (A) Natural and Political Observations and Conclusions upon the State and Condition of England. (b) Of the Naval Trade of England Ao. 1688 and the National Profit then arising thereby. Edited with an introduction by George E. Barnett. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1936.
• The Earliest classics [facsimile reprints of] John Graunt, Natural and political observations made upon the bills of mortality, 1662 [and] G. King, Natural and political observations and conclusions upon the state and condition of England 1696 [from the 1804 printing] [and] 'The LCC Burns Journal', a manuscript notebook containing workings for several projected works, composed c.1695-1700. With an introduction by Peter Laslett. Farnborough UK: Gregg, 1973.

Web links

• Gregory King's Population and Wealth Estimate (1688 )