anonymous was later identified as to having written an essay on the principle of population.
who was later identified as to having written an essay on the principle of population?
anonymous
an essay on the principle of population





























the book an essay on the principle of population was first published anonymously in 1798, but the author was soon identified as thomas robert malthus. the book predicted a grim future, as population would increase geometrically, doubling every 25 years, but food production would only grow arithmetically, which would result in famine and starvation, unless births were controlled.
an essay on the principle of population
in 1977 and 1978, hayer submitted two affidavits re-asserting his claim that butler and johnson were not involved in the assassination. in his affidavits hayer named four men, all members of the nation of islam's newark, new jersey, temple number 25, as having participated with him in the crime. hayer asserted that a man he knew as "wilbur" or "kinly", later identified as wilbur mckinley, shouted and threw a smoke bomb to create a diversion. hayer said that a man named "willie", later identified as william bradley, had a shotgun and was the first to fire on malcolm x after the diversion. hayer asserted that he and a man named "lee" or "leon", later identified as leon davis, both armed with pistols, fired on malcolm x immediately after the shotgun blast. hayer also said that a man named "ben", later identified as benjamin thomas, was involved in the conspiracy. hayer's statements failed to convince authorities to reopen their investigation of the murder.
hayer affidavits