Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
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Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de l'Aulne, commonly known as Turgot, was a French economist and statesman. Sometimes considered a physiocrat, he is today best remembered as an early advocate for ec
Portrait by François-Hubert Drouais, c. 1775
Turgot (by Tardieu)
Statue of Turgot at the Hôtel de Ville, Paris
Turgot after a portrait by Charles-Nicolas Cochin
Jean Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas was a French statesman and Count of Maurepas.
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
…even defended the middle-class economist against the reaction of the aristocracy. Turgot owed his appointment as minister of the navy in July 1774 to Maurepas, the "Mentor" of Louis XVI, to whom he was warmly recommended by the abbé Very, a mutual friend. His appointment met with general approval, and was…
Naval parade organised by Maurepas