Noun: Turgot tyr'gow
- 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
Type of: economic expert, economist
Encyclopedia: Turgot, Anne Robert Jacques, Baron de l'Aulne