William Thompson (philosopher), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Thompson (philosopher)

philosopher and political writer from Ireland

Date of Birth: 30-Jun-1775

Place of Birth: Cork, Munster, Ireland

Date of Death: 28-Mar-1833

Profession: politician, economist, philosopher

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

William Thompson (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 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.
Marx cited Thompson in his works and was an influence upon Marx's thought (see below).



Alternative names	Qiannali; geo. chinnery; Chinnery; chinnery geo
Description	English painter
Date of birth/death	5 January 1774	30 May 1852
Location of birth/death	London	Macau
Work location	London (c. 1789–1796), Bristol (1796–1797), Dublin (1797–1802), Chennai (1802–1807), Kolkata (1807–1825), Guangzhou, Macau (1825–1852), Hong Kong (1846)
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