John Law

Summary

John Law is a human^[1]. He was born in Edinburgh^[2]. He was born on April 21, 1671^[3]. He passed away in Venice^[4]. He died on March 21, 1729^[5]. He worked as an economist^[6], financier^[7], statistician^[8], and bretteur^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,520 views/month, #6,987 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• John Law's place of birth was Edinburgh^[2].
• John Law passed away in Venice^[4].
• John Law was born on April 21, 1671^[3].
• John Law died on March 21, 1729^[5].
• John Law is buried at San Moisè^[11].
• John Law held citizenship in Kingdom of Scotland^[12].
• John Law held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[13].
• John Law worked as an economist^[6].
• John Law worked as a financier^[7].
• John Law worked as a statistician^[8].
• John Law worked as a bretteur^[9].
• John Law's field of work was economics^[14].
• John Law held the position of Controller-General of Finances^[15].
• John Law held the position of Director-General of the French East India Company^[16].
• John Law was a member of French Academy of Sciences^[17].
• John Law is recorded as male^[18].
• John Law's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• John Law's family is recorded as Law of Lauriston^[20].
• John Law's Commons category is recorded as John Law^[21].
• The cause of death was pneumonia^[22].
• John Law's family name is recorded as Law^[23].
• John Law's given name is recorded as John^[24].
• John Law's work location is recorded as Paris^[25].
• John Law's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[26].
• John Law's depicted by is recorded as John Law^[27].

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Origins and Family

John Law was born in Edinburgh^[2]. He was born on April 21, 1671^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist^[6], financier^[7], statistician^[8], and bretteur^[9]. John Law's field of work was economics^[14]. Positions held include Controller-General of Finances^[15], a position^[28], in Kingdom of France^[29], founded in 1661^[30] and Director-General of the French East India Company^[16].

Death and Burial

John Law died on March 21, 1729^[5]. He died in Venice^[4]. The cause of death was pneumonia^[22]. Burial took place at San Moisè^[11].

Why It Matters

John Law ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,520 views/month, #6,987 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

FAQs

Where was John Law born?

John Law's place of birth was Edinburgh^[2].

Where did John Law die?

John Law died in Venice^[4].

What did John Law do for work?

John Law worked as economist^[6], financier^[7], statistician^[8], and bretteur^[9].