claim: Arjit Singh is an Indian male musician.
evidence: Thomas Robert Malthus -LRB- -LSB- ˈmælθəs -RSB- 13 February 1766 -- 29 December 1834 -RRB- was an English cleric and scholar , influential in the fields of political economy and demography .. English. English people. political economy. political economy. demography. demography. Malthus himself used only his middle name , Robert .. In his book An Essay on the Principle of Population , Malthus observed that an increase in a nation 's food production improved the well-being of the populace , but the improvement was temporary because it led to population growth , which in turn restored the original per capita production level .. An Essay on the Principle of Population. An Essay on the Principle of Population. population growth. population growth. In other words , mankind had a propensity to utilize abundance for population growth rather than for maintaining a high standard of living , a view that has become known as the `` Malthusian trap '' or the `` Malthusian spectre '' .. abundance. Abundance ( economics ). Malthusian trap. Malthusian trap. population growth. population growth. Populations had a tendency to grow until the lower class suffered hardship and want and greater susceptibility to famine and disease , a view that is sometimes referred to as a Malthusian catastrophe .. famine. famine. disease. disease. Malthusian catastrophe. Malthusian catastrophe. Malthus wrote in opposition to the popular view in 18th-century Europe that saw society as improving and in principle as perfectible .. He saw population growth as being inevitable whenever conditions improved , thereby precluding real progress towards a utopian society  : `` The power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man '' .. population growth. population growth. As an Anglican cleric , Malthus saw this situation as divinely imposed to teach virtuous behaviour .. Malthus wrote  :. Malthus criticized the Poor Laws for leading to inflation rather than improving the well-being of the poor .. Poor Laws. English Poor Laws. He supported taxes on grain imports -LRB- the Corn Laws -RRB- , because food security was more important than maximizing wealth .. Corn Laws. Corn Laws. His views became influential , and controversial , across economic , political , social and scientific thought .. Pioneers of evolutionary biology read him , notably Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace .. Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin. Alfred Russel Wallace. Alfred Russel Wallace. evolutionary biology. evolutionary biology. He remains a much-debated writer .