Mr. Samuel van Houten

The man who started the discussion on contraception in the Netherlands was the radical young lawyer and politician Mr. Samuel van Houten (1837-1930). Taking his inspiration from England he formulated an orthodox Malthusian programme. He is supposed to have coined the word "Nieuw-Malthusianisme", that gained currency as "Neo-Malthusianisme" to distinguish his acceptance of contraception from Malthus's own advocacy of late marriage.

Van Houten on demography

Annie Besant on demography

Van Houten on Darwinism

Cover of Robert Dale Owen, Moral physiology

Charles Knowlton, Fruits of Philosphy

Title page of The Elements of Social Science

Title page of Eléments de science sociale

Title page of De elementen der sociale wetenschap

Link

• A biography of Sam van Houten