anne robert jacques turgot meaning

Noun: Anne Robert Jacques Turgot

1. French economist who in 1774 was put in control of finances by Louis XVI; his proposals for reforms that involved abolishing feudal privileges made him unpopular with the aristocracy and in 1776 he was dismissed (1727-1781)
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Type of: economic expert, economist

Encyclopedia: Anne Robert Jacques Turgot Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune

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1. In 1761, Anne Robert Jacques Turgot was appointed " intendent " ( tax collector ) of Limoges.
2. He died on December 16, 1774, having lived long enough to see his great pupil, Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, in office as minister of finance.
3. One of the best things that happened to Limoges before the Revolution was the appointment of Anne Robert Jacques Turgot as Intendant of the " gen�ralit� " of Limoges ( 1761 1774 ).
4. Michel-�tienne Turgot was the father of the famous Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, economist and Minister of Louis XVI and �tienne-Fran�ois Turgot, naturalist, administrator of Malta and governor of French Guiana.
5. Jean le Rond d'Alembert withdrew from the enterprise and other powerful colleagues, including Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune, declined to contribute further to a book which had acquired a bad reputation.