John Law
Scottish economist and banker (1671-1729)
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Summary
John Law was born on April 21, 1671[1], in Edinburgh[2]. He died on March 21, 1729[3], in Venice[4]. He worked as an economist[5], financier[6], statistician[7], bretteur[8], and finance minister[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,813 views/month, #6,987 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: April 16, 1671[11]
- Place of burial: San Moisè[12]
- Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Scotland[13], Kingdom of Great Britain[14]
- Occupation: banker[15]
- Field of work: economics[16]
- Position held: Controller-General of Finances[17], Director-General of the French East India Company[18]
- Member of: French Academy of Sciences[19]
- Sex or gender: male[20]
- Family: Law of Lauriston[21]
- Commons category: John Law[22]
- Cause of death: pneumonia[23]
- Family name: Law[24]
- Given name: John[25]
- Work location: Paris[26]
- Manner of death: natural causes[27]
- Depicted by: John Law[28]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[29], Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[30], Hoff's Kurze Biographien, vol 2[31], BEIC Digital Library[32], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37], The New Student's Reference Work[38], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[39], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[40]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[41]
- Name in native language: John Law of Lauriston[42]
- Owner of: Château de Guermantes[43], Château de Domfront[44], Château d'Orcher[45]
Why It Matters
John Law has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
FAQs
Where was John Law born?
John Law was born in Edinburgh[2].
Where did John Law die?
John Law passed away in Venice[4].
What did John Law do for work?
John Law worked as an economist[5], financier[6], statistician[7], bretteur[8], and finance minister[9].