Michel-Étienne Turgot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French lawyer
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Michel-Étienne Turgot
- Michel-Étienne Turgot (; French: [ty?go]; 9 June 1690, Paris – 1 February 1751, Paris) was prévôt des marchands de Paris ("Master of the merchants of Paris", i.e.
- Mayor of Paris) from 1729 to 1740.
- His name is associated with one of the most famous maps of Paris, the "Plan de Turgot" ("Turgot Map"), a detailed bird's-eye view of Paris realized by Louis Bretez from 1734 to 1739.Michel-Étienne Turgot was the father of the famous Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, economist and Minister of Louis XVI and Étienne-François Turgot, naturalist, administrator of Malta and governor of French Guiana.
- Son and father were buried in the Chapel of Hôpital Laënnec in Paris.
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Louis-Michel van Loo
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Louis Michel Vanlò Louis Michel Vanloo | ||
| Description | French painter | ||
| Date of birth/death | 2 March 1707 | 20 March 1771 | |
| Location of birth/death | Toulon | Paris | |
| Work period | from 1730s until 1770 | ||
| Work location | Madrid (1736-1753), Paris (1753-1771) | ||
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