Nicholas Barbon
English economist, physician, property developer and financial speculator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nicholas Barbon (c. 1640 – c. 1698) was an English economist, physician, and financial speculator. Historians of mercantilism consider him to be one of the first proponents of the free market.
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Died | c. 1698 |
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In the aftermath of the Great Fire of London, he became an active London property developer and helped to pioneer fire insurance and mortgages as a means of financing such developments.