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Thomas is born in Surrey, England.
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From 1776 to 1782 Thomas was schooled by Richard Graves, Rector of Claverton, near Bath.
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Thomas attended Jesus College in 1784 and later graduated in 1788
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Leaving Cambridge in 1788, Thomas' entered the Church, although the Master of Jesus College, Dr Beadon, had voiced misgivings about his speech defect holding him back.
Dr Beadon "thought it a pity that a young man of some some abilities should enter a profession without at least some hope of being at the top of it," TRM wrote in a letter to his father. "When, however, I told him that the utmost of my wishes was a retired living in the country, he said he did not imagine that my speech would -
Thomas earns his master's degree.
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Thomas is appointed to a fellowship at Jesus College, which he held until he forfeited it by marriage in 1804.
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Thomas publishes his first edition of his Principles of Population.
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Thomas printed a second edition of his Principles of Population. He later produced several additional editions until a sixth edition in 1826.
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He is Rector of Walsby, near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, from 1803 untill his death.
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He married his cousin Harriet Eckersall; the couple had three children, two daughters and a son.
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Thomas' first child, Henry, is born prematurely.
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Thomas became professor of history and political economy at East India College near London.
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Malthus' second edition of the Essay of Population is published.
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Thomas' second child, Emily, is born.
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Thomas' third and final child, Lucy, is born.
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Thoma's book An Inquiry into the Nature and Progress of Rent is published.
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Malthus was awarded with the first professorship in Political Economy at the East India Company's College at Halebury and was elected to the Royal Society.
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Thomas' Principles of Political Economy was the first text to describe a demand schedule as separate from the quantity demanded at a given price.
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Thomas retired from his teaching post.
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Thomas Malthus died in Somerset England.
