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Jacques Savary (22 September 1622 - 7 October 1690) was a successful French merchant who became a widely recognised expert on questions regarding commerce. He was the author of ''Le parfait négociant'' (1675), a manual on mercantile trade, which was translated into several languages.〔 ==Life== Savary was born at Doué in Anjou on 22 September 1622 from a noble family that was devoted to trade. He studied law in Paris with a procureur, then became a wholesale merchant of haberdashery. By 1658 he had made his fortune. His friend Nicolas Fouquet, the Superintendent of Finances, gave him a contract for collecting the revenues of crown lands. After Fouquet fell from power, he gained the favor of the Chancellor Pierre Séguier, who charged him with arbitrating in numerous commercial questions. With a growing reputation, he was asked to assist the commission revised the laws concerning trade, and had such influence that the ordinance of 1673 was named the "Code Savary". After the death of Jean-Baptiste Colbert in 1683, the new controller general of finances, Pelletier, ordered him to make an investigation of the financial affairs of the Western crown lands.〔 Savory had seventeen children, eleven of whom survived him, including the writer on economy Jacques Savary des Brûlons (1656-1716), and Louis-Philémon Savary (1654, 1727). He died on 7 October 1690.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jacques Savary」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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