2 Ricardo’s encounter with the Quakers
Abraham Ricardo’s family lived
not far from that of an eminent surgeon of the name of Wilkinson. Ricardo formed an honourable attachment to one of the daughters of this gentleman; she was beautiful, accomplished, and amiable; but she was not of the seed of Jacob.
(Sunday Times 1823)
This chapter reconstructs the circumstances of Ricardo’s marriage with a Quaker and its consequences on his life, intellectual interests, and moral and political commitments, arguing that contacts with Quaker milieus contributed to shaping his interests in natural science and his philanthropic and political commitments.
The Society of Friends
More than a dissenting sect
As a consequence of his ...
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