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Definition of Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
1. Noun. 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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Literary usage of Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Turgot and the Six Edicts by Robert Perry Shepherd (1903)
"CHAPTER I BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE "ANNE-ROBERT-JACQUES TURGOT, Baron de 1'Aulne,
Mini's^ ter of State, Honorary Member of the Academy of Inscrip* tions and ..."
2. The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon (1921)
"Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de l'Aulne, a man in the early sixties, a
splendid representative of the fast disappearing class of landed gentry, ..."
3. The French Revolution: A Sketch by Shailer Mathews (1901)
"... Louis called to his aid the one great administrator produced by France between
the days of Colbert and Napoleon Bonaparte, Anne Robert Jacques Turgot. ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The most eminent member of the group was without doubt Anne Robert Jacques
Turgot (1727-1781). This is not the place to speak of his noble practical ..."
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