Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot
French economist
Died when: 53 years 312 days (646 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Baron de l'Aulne (/t??r'go?/ toor-GOH;French: [ty?go]; 10 May 1727 – 18 March 1781), commonly known as Turgot, was a French economist and statesman.
Originally considered a physiocrat, he is today best remembered as an early advocate for economic liberalism.He is thought to be the first economist to have recognized the law of diminishing marginal returns in agriculture.
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