A British Clergyman and Economist Named -------Predicted That Populations Would

A British clergyman and economist named -------predicted that populations would grow at a very rapid rate (exponential rate) and the production of food and other vital resources would increase at a much slower rate. As a result, human populations would be subjected to a variety of checks on population growth such as warfare, famine, and disease.

A) Charles Darwin
B) E.O. Wilson
C) Julian Simon
D) Thomas Malthus
E) Mikhail Gorbachev