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Joseph Marie Terray
1778Feb, 18

Joseph Marie Terray

Joseph Marie Terray, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1715)
Abbot Joseph Marie Terray (1715 – 18 February 1778) was a Controller-General of Finances during the reign of Louis XV of France, an agent of fiscal reform.

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