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May 14, 2018 · The French economist Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de I'Aulne (1721-1781), was controller general under Louis XVI. His efforts to reform the Old Regime were thwarted by the failure of the King to support him against the opposition of the privileged classes.
Mar 1, 2001 · Turgot aimed to make taxation more equitably. based, to spend tax revenue on roads and other. infrastructure, to replace forced labour obligations. (such as the corvée) with paid labour, to end. military requisitioning of goods and transport, and. to make service in the local militia voluntary.
Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, baron de l’Aulne, (born, May 10, 1727, Paris, France—died March 18, 1781, Paris), French administrator and economist. He entered the royal administrative branch of the magistracy in 1753, then became intendant (governor) of Limoges (1761–74), where he instituted economic and administrative reforms.
Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune (May 10, 1727 – March 18, 1781) was perhaps the leading economist of eighteenth century France. Although often put together with Francois Quesnay and the Physiocrats, his contributions were quite distinct and advanced considerably upon Physiocratic theories.
The French statesman, economist, and philosopher of history Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de l'Aulne, was born in Paris. He began formal theological training in 1743, anticipating a career in the church.
Jan 1, 2017 · Economist, philosopher and administrator, Turgot was born in Paris, in 1727, the third son of a well-established Norman family with a long tradition of public service in the magistrature. Destined originally for a career in the Church, his education was extensive.
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de l'Aulne ( / tʊərˈɡoʊ / toor-GOH; French: [tyʁgo]; 10 May 1727 – 18 March 1781), commonly known as Turgot, was a French economist and statesman. Sometimes considered a physiocrat, he is today best remembered as an early advocate for economic liberalism.
