William Stanley Jevons
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- Born
- 1835
- Died
- 1882
- Works
- 160
Top works
- The silver question
- Political economy
- 經濟學理論
- The elements of logic
- Elementary Lessons in Logic
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5 total works indexed
- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 61,303x
- A SIMPLE METHOD FOR THE ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF TOTAL LIPIDES FROM ANIMAL TISSUES
· 1957 · cited 53,334x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,750x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 38,900x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,698x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1835-09-01 ) 1 September 1835, Liverpool , Lancashire , England
- Died
- 13 August 1882 (1882-08-13) (aged 46), Bexhill-on-Sea , Sussex , England
- Resting place
- Hampstead Cemetery , London
- Alma mater
- University College London
- Known for
- Marginal utility theory , Jevons paradox
- Children
- Herbert Stanley Jevons
- Fields
- Economics , Logic
- Institutions
- University College London (1876–1880), Owens College (now University of Manchester ) (1863–1875)
- Academic advisors
- Augustus De Morgan
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 September 1835
- Died
- 13 August 1882
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Stanley
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Liverpool
- Place of death
- Bulverhythe
- Occupation
- logician
- Educated at
- University College London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
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William Stanley Jevons FRS (/ˈdʒɛvənz/; 1 September 1835 – 13 August 1882) was an English economist and logician.
Irving Fisher described Jevons's book The Theory of Political Economy (1871) as the start of the mathematical method in economics. It made the case that economics, as a science concerned with quantities, is necessarily mathematical. In so doing, it expounded upon the "final" (marginal) utility theory of value. Jevons' work, along with similar discoveries made by Carl Menger in Vienna (1871) and by Léon Walras in Switzerland (1874), marked the opening of a new period in the history of economic thought. Jevons's contribution to the marginal revolution in economics in the late 19th century established his reputation as a leading political economist and logician of the time.
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