Dear colleagues John Pullen, one of the world's leading authorities on Malthus and his economic philosophy died yesterday In Sydney at the age of 89. He was a foundation member of the History of Economic Thought Society of Australia and one of our first Distinguished Fellows. His output on Malthus was prodigious. The forthcoming HETSA conference in Melbourne this September will seek to do him honour. Kind regards Alex Millmow Associate Professor in Economics Federation Business School and President of the History of Economic Thought Society of Australia