Jacques Necker - Wikipedia
WEBJacques Necker (IPA: [ʒak nɛkɛʁ]; 30 September 1732 – 9 April 1804) was a Genevan banker and statesman who served as finance minister for Louis XVI. He was a reformer, but his innovations sometimes caused great discontent.
Jacques Necker | French Financier & Statesman | Britannica
WEBApr 5, 2024 · Jacques Necker (born September 30, 1732, Geneva—died April 9, 1804, Coppet, Switzerland) was a Swiss banker and director general of finance (1771–81, 1788–89, 1789–90) under Louis XVI of France. He was overpraised in his lifetime for his somewhat dubious skill with public finances and unduly deprecated by historians for his …
Jacques Necker - Alpha History
WEBJacques Necker (1732-1804) was a French finance minister and a critical participant in the unfolding revolution of 1789. Born in Geneva, Necker was the son of a Swiss law professor but shunned law and instead trained as a banker. He established his own bank in the 1750s and became independently wealthy, in part through loans to the French royal ...
Jacques Necker - World History Encyclopedia
WEBJun 13, 2022 · Jacques Necker (l. 1732-1804) was a Swiss banker and statesman who served as finance minister to King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792). He served in the king's ministry three separate times, tasked with navigating France through its …
Jacques Necker summary | Britannica
WEBJacques Necker, (born Sept. 30, 1732, Geneva, Switz.—died April 9, 1804, Coppet), Swiss-born French financier and director-general of finance under Louis XVI. He became a banker in Paris, and, after becoming wealthy from speculating during the Seven Years’ War, he was appointed minister of Geneva in Paris (1768).
Jacques Necker | Palace of Versailles
WEBLeading Financier to Louis XVI 1732-1804. Born in Switzerland and trained as a banker, Jacques Necker accumulated a considerable personal fortune before becoming Louis XVI’s finance minister. He implemented a rigorous economic policy, reducing the crown’s expenditure and imposing structural reforms on the way the royal finances were ...
Jacques Necker and the Compte Rendu - Alpha History
WEBSep 21, 2019 · In October 1776 Louis XVI placed responsibility for the national finances in the hands of Jacques Necker (1732-1804). Necker's famously deceptive account of the French national finances, Le Comptu Rendu, was published in 1781.
Jacques Necker | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 21, 2018 · The French financier and statesman Jacques Necker (1732-1804) served King Louis XVI as director general of finances. His efforts to reform French institutions prior to 1789 and to compromise with the Estates General after the start of the Revolution failed.
Jacques Necker - Oxford Reference
WEBOverview. Jacques Necker. (1732—1804) Swiss-born banker and director general of French finances (1777–81; 1788–9) Quick Reference. (1732–1804) Swiss-born banker. He began work as a bank clerk in Switzerland, moving to his firm's headquarters in Paris in 1750. He rose to hold the office of director-general of French finances on two occasions.
Jacques Necker Timeline - World History Encyclopedia
WEBJacques Necker (l. 1732-1804) was a Swiss banker and statesman who served as finance minister to King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792). He served in the king's ministry three separate times, tasked with navigating France through its dire financial crisis.
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