Turgot

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T0419000 (to͝or-gō′, tür-), Anne Robert Jacques 1727-1781. French economist. Appointed controller general under Louis XVI (1774), he was dismissed (1776) after proposing reforms that were unpopular with the aristocracy.

Turgot

(French tyrɡo) n (Biography) Anne Robert Jacques (ɑn rɔbɛr ʒak). 1727–81, French economist and statesman. As controller general of finances (1774–76), he attempted to abolish feudal privileges, incurring the hostility of the aristocracy and his final dismissal

Tur•got

(tʊərˈgoʊ)

n. Anne Robert Jacques, 1727–81, French statesman, financier, and economist.

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Turgot - 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)Anne Robert Jacques Turgot