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Jacques Antoine Mourgue

1734 – 1818

French politician

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Lived 1734 – 1818 (aged 83). Jacques Antoine Mourgue was a French politician.

Jacques (also wrongly known as Jacques Augustin and Jacques Aoûtin) Antoine Mourgue (2 June 1734, Marsillargues – 15 January 1818, Paris) was a French politician and minister. He served as Interior Minister for five days from 12 to 18 June 1792 during the French Revolution. He was buried in the 39th division of the cimetière du Père-Lachaise.

Life

Works He wrote a large number of works on politics and economics: Vues d'un citoyen sur la composition des États-Généraux (A citizen's view on the composition of the Estates General, 1788) De la France relativement à l'Angleterre et à la maison d'Autriche (On France, relative to England and the house of Austria, 1797) Plan d'une caisse de prévoyance et de secours présenté à l'administration des hospices et secours à domicile (Plan on a case of foresight and of security regarding the administration of hospitals and health at home, 1809) Essai de statistique (Essay on statistics, containing observations on births, marriages and deaths, relative calculations on the probabilities of life, and meteorological tables)

He also wrote one work on wine and vine-growing: Observations sur les Mémoires qui ont concouru : et Analyse de celui qui a été couronné sur cette question : Déterminer par un moyen fixe, simple, et à portée de tout cultivateur, le moment auquel le vin en fermentation dans la cuve aura acquis toute la force et toute la qualité dont il est susceptible. Montpellier, Jean Martel aîné, 1781

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Positions held
Minister of the Interior of France
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Jacques Antoine Mourgue's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Jacques Antoine Mourgue?

French politician (1734–1818)

When was Jacques Antoine Mourgue born?

Jacques Antoine Mourgue was born on 2 June 1734 in Marsillargues.

When did Jacques Antoine Mourgue die?

Jacques Antoine Mourgue died on 15 January 1818 in Paris.

What was Jacques Antoine Mourgue's occupation?

Jacques Antoine Mourgue was a politician.

What nationality was Jacques Antoine Mourgue?

Jacques Antoine Mourgue was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jacques Antoine Mourgue

· Wikidata: Q3158137

· DBpedia: Jacques Augustin Mourgue

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