Richard Whately, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Whately

English rhetorician, logician, economist, and theologian

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1787

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 08-Oct-1863

Profession: priest, economist, theologian, philosopher

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Richard Whately (1 February 1787 – 8 October 1863) was an English rhetorician, logician, economist, academic and theologian who also served as a reforming Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin.
He was a leading Broad Churchman, a prolific and combative author over a wide range of topics, a flamboyant character, and one of the first reviewers to recognise the talents of Jane Austen.