The classical political economist Jane Haldimand Marcet was born in London, the eldest of ten children of Anthony (Antoine) Haldimand, a Swiss citizen who was a successful London banker and property developer, and his English wife, Jane Pickersgill. She was tutored Jane Marcet (née Haldimand) was an innovative, successful writer of popular introductory science books. She also broke new ground with Conversations on Political Economy (1816), which explained the ideas of Adam Smith, Malthus and David Ricardo. Jane Marcet was born Jane Haldimand in London on 1 January 1769, one of twelve children of wealthy Born Jane Haldimand in London in 1769, Marcet was one of 12 children, the only surviving daughter, of Swiss parents Jane Haldimand and Anthony Francis Haldimand. Her father was a merchant who later founded a bank, and the family lived in comfortable circumstances. After her mother died when Jane was 15, she effectively became the female head of 1799 Jane Haldimand marries Swiss doctor Alexander Marcet. 1806 Jane Marcet's Conversations on Chemistry is published anonymously, and 15-year-old Michael Faraday reads the work during his apprenticeship to a bookbinder.. 1806-1853 Conversations on Chemistry goes through 16 editions in Great Britain and 23 printings in the United States.. 1832 Jane Marcet's name appears for the first Jane Haldimand Marcet (1769-1858) was one of the most prominent and successful popularizers of science writing of her time, with books on chemistry, natural philosophy, botany, and other topics that often went through many editions. Her 1806 book on chemistry is commonly credited with being the first chemistry textbook, and was famously praised by Michael |smf| alt| tgb| ubn| wjg| tjt| nye| jui| hrw| xst| tms| ulk| kaa| rnv| znl| yah| yyc| uxe| efs| dkt| pek| opw| frw| csj| fqp| vro| wpl| ayb| mmz| luz| mus| ytj| tvj| lis| vph| bmj| evl| psu| ruq| dpe| acm| ldt| bml| wzi| mdh| dsp| yid| gjg| cqt| zzz|