Thomas Malthus
/ˌtɒməs ˈmælθəs/
/ˌtɑːməs ˈmælθəs/
- (1766-1834) an English economist and priest. In his Essay on the Principle of Population (1798) he suggested that human populations grow faster than the supply of food, and that unless population growth is artificially controlled, this leads to poverty and an increased death rate. His ideas were an important influence on Charles Darwin.
托马斯·马尔萨斯（Thomas Malthus）：（1766-1834）英国经济学家兼牧师。他在《人口原理》随笔（1798年）中提出，人口的增长快于粮食的供应，除非人为地控制人口增长，否则将导致贫困和死亡率上升。他的想法对查尔斯·达尔文产生了重要影响。