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William Stanley Jevons

English economist and logician1835 to 1882

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Teachers and mentors1

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Augustus De Morgan

Education and career7

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1850 to 1851
University College School
studied
1851 to 1854
University College London
studied
1854 to 1859
Royal Mint, Melbourne
worked
1859 to 1863
University College London
studied
1863 to 1876
Victoria University of Manchester
worked
1865 to 1876
Liverpool College
worked
1876 to 1882
University College London
worked

At a glance

known as: philosopher, economist, statistician, photographer, logician
fields: economics, statistics, logic
awards: Fellow of the Royal Society, 1872
member of: Royal Society of London, Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
notable works: The Theory of Political Economy, The Coal Question, Jevons paradox, The principles of science : a treatise on logic and scientific method, Money and the Mechanism of Exchange
Wikipedia: in 50 languages

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stated by WikidataWikipediaWilliam Stanley Jevons
stated by WikidataWikidataQ312546
stated by WikidataVIAF68944005
stated by WikidataGND118984357
stated by WikidataIdRef028451759
stated by WikidataISNI0000000083444184

papers

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@misc{academicancestry_Q312546,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{William Stanley Jevons: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q312546},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). William Stanley Jevons: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q312546