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Turgot

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Tur·got  (tr-g, 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) [tyrgo]
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(Biographies / Turgot, Anne Robert Jacques (1727-1781) M, French, SOCIAL SCIENCE: economist, POLITICS: statesman) 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
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Noun1.Turgot - French economist who in 1774 was put in control of finances by Louis XVITurgot - 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
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