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Edmund Burke was an Anglo-Irish statesman, philosopher, and economist.
* He was born in Dublin in 1729 and died in Beaconsfield in 1797.
* He was a member of Parliament for Bristol from 1774 to 1780 and for Malden from 1780 to 1794.
* He was a leading figure in the Whig Party and a strong opponent of the French Revolution.
* He is best known for his book Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790), which is considered a classic of conservative political thought.
* He is also known for his work on economics, philosophy, and aesthetics.
* He is considered one of the most important thinkers of the 18th century.
* His ideas continue to be influential today.