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Jacques Necker
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Jacques Necker (1732–1804) was a male politician, banker, writer, and university teacher. Born in Geneva, he held citizenship in both the Republic of Geneva and France. He served as the Chief Minister of France and was employed by the University of Geneva. Necker spoke and wrote in French. He was married to Suzanne Curchod, and his child was Germaine de Staël. His sibling was Louis Necker.
Necker’s written works include *OEuvres Complètes de M. Necker*, *Essay on the True Principles of Executive Power in Great States*, and *De la Révolution Françoise*. He is described in sources such as the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition and *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*. He died in Geneva on April 9, 1804, and was buried at Coppet Castle on April 11, 1804.
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- 34
Top works
- OEuvres Complètes de M. Necker; Volume 5
- Madame de Staël Et Monsieur Necker d'Après Leur Correspondance Inédite
- Essay on the True Principles of Executive Power in Great States
- OEuvres Complètes de M. Necker; Volume 12
- De la Révolution Françoise; Volume 1
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- Instance of
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- Given name
- Jacques
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Geneva
- Place of death
- Geneva
- Spouse
- Suzanne Curchod
- Child
- Germaine de Staël
- Sibling
- Louis Necker
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- University of Geneva
- Languages spoken
- French
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- Necker, Jacques, par Boillet, BNF Gallica.jpg
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- Jacques Necker
- date of death
- 1804-04-09
- date of birth
- 1732-09-30
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- name in native language
- Jacques Necker
- writing language
- French
- date of burial or cremation
- 1804-04-11
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- place of burial
- Coppet Castle
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Jacques Necker, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
De l'administration des finances de la France
De L'Administration des finances de la France
De L'Administration des finances de la France
De L'Administration des finances de la France
Report presented to His Christian Magestad [Louis XVI], in the month of January [17] 81, on the state of the Royal Treasury [Manuscript]
Mémoire De M. Necker, Au Roi, Sur L'Établissement Des Administrations Provinciales
Compte Rendu Au Roi ... Au mois de Janvier 1781.
Of the legislation and the grain trade by M. Neker translation by Giambattista Graziosi Dragolovich... First Tomb
Of the legislation and the grain trade by M. Neker translation by Giambattista Graziosi Dragolovich... Tomb 2
De l'administration des finances de la France
De l'importance des opinions religieuses
Compte rendu au Roi
Memoire de Monsieur Necker au Roi, sur l'etablissement des administrations provinciales
De la Révolution Françoise
De l'administration des finances de la France
De L'Administration des finances de la France
Dernières vues de politique et de finance
De l'administration des finances de la France
De l'administration des finances de la France
De l'administration des finances de la France
Legislation and grain trade
Sur la législation et le commerce des grains
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Encyclopedic overview
Jacques Necker ( French: [ʒak nɛkɛʁ]; 30 September 1732 – 9 April 1804) was a Genevan banker, financier and statesman who served as finance minister of France for Louis XVI. He was a reformer, but his innovations sometimes caused great discontent. Necker was a constitutional monarchist, a political economist, and a moralist, who wrote a severe critique of the new principle of equality before the law.
Necker initially held the finance post between July 1777 and 1781. In 1781, he earned widespread recognition for his unprecedented decision to publish the Compte rendu – thus making the country's budget public – "a novelty in an absolute monarchy where the state of finances had always been kept a secret." Necker was dismissed within a few months. By 1788, the inexorable compounding of interest on the national debt brought France to a fiscal crisis. Necker was recalled to royal service. His dismissal on 11 July 1789 was a factor in causing the Storming of the Bastille. Within two days, Necker was recalled by the king and the assembly. Necker entered France in triumph and tried to accelerate the tax reform process. Faced with the opposition of the Constituent Assembly, he resigned in September 1790 to a reaction of general indifference.
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