Jean-Roland Malet
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Jean-Roland Malet or Mallet (c. 1675 - 12 April 1736, Paris
) was a French economic historian, author of the Comptes rendus de l'administration des finances du royaume (Accounts of the financial administration of the kingdom), which constitute the most important source of economic and financial data for Ancien Régime France
.
, puis secrétaire de Louis XIV et trésorier général des pensions militaires en 1707. He was elected a member of the Académie française
in 1714 for having written an Ode sur les glorieux succès des armes du Roy (Ode on the glorious successes of the King's armies), which won the poetry prize "in the judgement of the Messieurs of the Académie". At a certain point in his career, he became chief clerk to Nicolas Desmarets
, Controller-General of Finances
and nephew of Colbert
, for whom he edited the Comptes rendus de l'administration des finances du royaume.
The full title of this work, completed around 1720 but only published in 1789 under the name Jean-Roland Mallet, was Comptes rendus de l'administration des finances du royaume de France pendant les onze dernières années du règne de Henri IV
, le régne de Louis XIII et soixante cinq années de celui de Louis XIV avec des recherches sur l'origine des impôts sur les revenus et dépenses de nos rois depuis Philippe le Bel
jusqu'à Louis XIV et différents mémoires sur le numéraire et sa valeur sous les trois règnes ci-dessus (Report on the administration of the finances of the kingdom of France during the last eleven years of the reign of Henri IV, the reign of Louis XIII and the sixty five years of the reign of Louis XIV with research on the origin of taxes in the revenues and dispensations of our kings from Philip IV to Louis XIV and different mémoire
s on the currency and its value under the three reigns listed above).
Paris
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) was a French economic historian, author of the Comptes rendus de l'administration des finances du royaume (Accounts of the financial administration of the kingdom), which constitute the most important source of economic and financial data for Ancien Régime France
France
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.
Life
Son of a master carpenter, he was commissaire-général des vivres de la marine in the département of CaenCaen
Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....
, puis secrétaire de Louis XIV et trésorier général des pensions militaires en 1707. He was elected a member of the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
in 1714 for having written an Ode sur les glorieux succès des armes du Roy (Ode on the glorious successes of the King's armies), which won the poetry prize "in the judgement of the Messieurs of the Académie". At a certain point in his career, he became chief clerk to Nicolas Desmarets
Nicolas Desmarets
Nicolas Desmarets, Marquis De Maillebois was a Controller-General of Finances during the reign of Louis XIV of France....
, Controller-General of Finances
Controller-General of Finances
The Controller-General of Finances was the name of the minister in charge of finances in France from 1661 to 1791. The position replaced the former position of Superintendent of Finances , which was abolished with the downfall of Nicolas Fouquet.- History :The term "contrôleur général" in...
and nephew of Colbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a French politician who served as the Minister of Finances of France from 1665 to 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. His relentless hard work and thrift made him an esteemed minister. He achieved a reputation for his work of improving the state of French manufacturing...
, for whom he edited the Comptes rendus de l'administration des finances du royaume.
The full title of this work, completed around 1720 but only published in 1789 under the name Jean-Roland Mallet, was Comptes rendus de l'administration des finances du royaume de France pendant les onze dernières années du règne de Henri IV
Henry IV of France
Henry IV , Henri-Quatre, was King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France....
, le régne de Louis XIII et soixante cinq années de celui de Louis XIV avec des recherches sur l'origine des impôts sur les revenus et dépenses de nos rois depuis Philippe le Bel
Philip IV of France
Philip the Fair was, as Philip IV, King of France from 1285 until his death. He was the husband of Joan I of Navarre, by virtue of which he was, as Philip I, King of Navarre and Count of Champagne from 1284 to 1305.-Youth:A member of the House of Capet, Philip was born at the Palace of...
jusqu'à Louis XIV et différents mémoires sur le numéraire et sa valeur sous les trois règnes ci-dessus (Report on the administration of the finances of the kingdom of France during the last eleven years of the reign of Henri IV, the reign of Louis XIII and the sixty five years of the reign of Louis XIV with research on the origin of taxes in the revenues and dispensations of our kings from Philip IV to Louis XIV and different mémoire
Mémoire
In French culture, the word mémoire, as in un mémoire is used for a piece of writing allowing the author to show his or her opinion on a given subject, logically approaching a series of facts in order to arrive at a recommendation or conclusion...
s on the currency and its value under the three reigns listed above).
External links
- European State Finance Database. Contains a biography, a detailed analysis of his work, and graphs of the economic and financial findings of the Comptes rendus.