Necker,Jacques

Necker,Jacques
Neck·er (nĕkʹər, nĕ-kĕrʹ), Jacques. 1732-1804.
French financier and politician who advocated the formation of the States-General to effect financial reform. His brief dismissal by Louis XVI (1789) precipitated the storming of the Bastille.

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  • Necker, Jacques — 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… …   Universalium

  • Necker, Jacques — (1732 1804)    financier, statesman    Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Jacques Necker came to Paris in 1747 as an apprentice to a banking firm. He subsequently improved his financial position and his knowledge of financial operations to such an… …   France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present

  • Necker, Jacques — ► (1732 1804) Financiero y político francés. En la Convocatoria de los Estados Generales (1788) le fue encomendada la dirección del gobierno. Escribió un célebre Informe al Rey (1781). * * * (30 sep. 1732, Ginebra, Suiza–9 abr. 1804, Coppet).… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • NECKER, JACQUES —    celebrated financier, born at Geneva, banker in Paris; married the accomplished Susanne Curchod, the rejected of Gibbon, and became by her the father of Mme. de Staël; was a man of high repute for probity and business capacity; became in 1777… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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  • Jacques Necker — Portrait by Joseph Duplessis, (Château de Versailles) Director General of Finance In office 29 June 1777 – 19 May 1781 …   Wikipedia

  • Jacques Necker — Portrait de Jacques Necker par Joseph Siffred Duplessis, Château de Versailles …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Jacques Necker — (* 30. September 1732 in Genf, Schweiz; † 9. April 1804 in Coppet) war ein Schweizer Bankier, Finanzminister unter Ludwig XVI., Ehemann der Schriftstellerin und Salonnière Madame Necker und Vater von …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • NECKER (J.) — NECKER JACQUES (1732 1804) Né à Genève, fils d’un régent de collège, destiné au commerce, Necker fait son noviciat commercial à la banque Vernet, à Paris. Il amasse une fortune honorable, fonde une banque en 1765. Nommé président par la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Necker — Necker, Jacques, franz. Staatsmann, geb. 30. Sept. 1732 zu Genf, Bankier in Paris, dann Genfer Ministerresident das., 1777 franz. Generaldirektor der Finanzen, 1781 wegen seines »Compte rendu« entlassen, 1788 zurückberufen, führte die Berufung… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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