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Definition of 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 Turgot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1899)
"At or about this time Turgot was appointed archdeacon of Durham as well as prior,
and was charged to preach throughout the diocese in imitation of St. ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"Besides, a medieval assembly like the States General may have seemed to Turgot
likely to be as troublesome as the Parlements. ..."
3. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1892)
"COMTE AND Turgot On page 410 of the last number of The Monist, it was stated that
the doctrine of the three stages of knowledge was not properly a Comtean ..."
4. The American Revolution by George Otto Trevelyan (1907)
"By March 1776, Turgot had for nineteen months been Comptroller of Finances, and,
... If Turgot had not been robbed of his royal master's confidence by the ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"Turgot at once set to work to establish free trade in corn, but bis edict, winch
was signed on the 131!) of September 1774, met with strong opposition even ..."
6. History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 by James Ford Rhodes (1892)
"Turgot, of an ancient noble family, could scarcely endure to meet on equal ...
Soule now insisted on fighting Turgot, on the ground that the insult had ..."
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