ECONOMIST
John Law
1671 - 1729

John Law
John Law (pronounced [lɑs] in French in the traditional approximation of Laws, the colloquial Scottish form of the name; 21 April 1671 – 21 March 1729) was a Scottish-French economist and financier. He rose to power in France where he created a novel financial scheme for French public finances known as Law's System (French: le système de Law) with two institutions at its core, John Law's Bank and John Law's Company (also known as the Mississippi company), ending in the devastating boom and bust "Mississippi Bubble" of 1720. Born in Scotland, Law was an accomplished gambler with an interest in the rules of probability. After killing a man in a duel and being sentenced to death, he fled to mainland Europe. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Law is the 17th most popular economist (down from 16th in 2019), the 303rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 237th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Economist.
John Law was a Scottish economist who was most famous for his economic theories and the establishment of the Banque Royale in France.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, John Law ranks 17 out of 414. Before him are Milton Friedman, François Quesnay, Joseph Schumpeter, Mario Draghi, George Shultz, and Alfred Marshall. After him are Ludwig von Mises, W. Arthur Lewis, Klaus Schwab, William F. Sharpe, Jan Tinbergen, and Robert Lucas Jr..
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMilton Friedman
1912 - 2006
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 11
François Quesnay
1694 - 1774
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 12
Joseph Schumpeter
1883 - 1950
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 13
Mario Draghi
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 14
George Shultz
1920 - 2021
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 15
Alfred Marshall
1842 - 1924
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 16
John Law
1671 - 1729
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 17
Ludwig von Mises
1881 - 1973
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 18
W. Arthur Lewis
1915 - 1991
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 19
Klaus Schwab
1938 - Present
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 20
William F. Sharpe
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 21
Jan Tinbergen
1903 - 1994
HPI: 74.27
Rank: 22
Robert Lucas Jr.
1937 - 2023
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 23
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1671, John Law ranks 2. Before him is Tomaso Albinoni. After him are Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Frederick IV of Denmark, Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I, Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Johann Christoph Bach, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duchess Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Rob Roy MacGregor. Among people deceased in 1729, John Law ranks 1. After him are Thomas Newcomen, Jacob Roggeveen, Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, Jean Meslier, John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach, John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Johann David Heinichen, and Anthony Collins.
Others Born in 1671
Go to all RankingsTomaso Albinoni
COMPOSER
1671 - 1751
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 1
John Law
ECONOMIST
1671 - 1729
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 2
Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1737
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 3
Frederick IV of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1730
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 4
Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1748
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 5
Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1727
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 6
Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1702
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 7
Johann Christoph Bach
COMPOSER
1671 - 1721
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 8
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1713
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 9
Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1671 - 1735
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 10
Duchess Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1710
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 11
Rob Roy MacGregor
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1734
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1729
Go to all RankingsJohn Law
ECONOMIST
1671 - 1729
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 1
Thomas Newcomen
INVENTOR
1663 - 1729
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 2
Jacob Roggeveen
EXPLORER
1659 - 1729
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 3
Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1679 - 1729
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 4
Jean Meslier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1664 - 1729
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 5
John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
POLITICIAN
1658 - 1729
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 6
Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
POLITICIAN
1673 - 1729
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 7
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
MUSICIAN
1665 - 1729
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 8
Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1694 - 1729
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 9
John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
NOBLEMAN
1666 - 1729
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 10
Johann David Heinichen
COMPOSER
1683 - 1729
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 11
Anthony Collins
PHILOSOPHER
1676 - 1729
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Law ranks 303 out of 8,785. Before him are Saint Ursula (400), Norman Haworth (1883), Edward Smith (1850), John Sulston (1942), John Logie Baird (1888), and Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (1936). After him are Peter Higgs (1929), Harold Godwinson (1022), Henry IV of England (1367), Michael York (1942), Thomas Newcomen (1663), and Louise, Princess Royal (1867).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsSaint Ursula
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 383
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 297
Norman Haworth
CHEMIST
1883 - 1950
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 298
Edward Smith
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1850 - 1912
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 299
John Sulston
BIOLOGIST
1942 - 2018
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 300
John Logie Baird
INVENTOR
1888 - 1946
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 301
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy
NOBLEMAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 302
John Law
ECONOMIST
1671 - 1729
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 303
Peter Higgs
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2024
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 304
Harold Godwinson
POLITICIAN
1022 - 1066
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 305
Henry IV of England
NOBLEMAN
1367 - 1413
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 306
Michael York
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 307
Thomas Newcomen
INVENTOR
1663 - 1729
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 308
Louise, Princess Royal
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1931
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 309
Among ECONOMISTS In United Kingdom
Among economists born in United Kingdom, John Law ranks 7. Before him are Adam Smith (1723), John Maynard Keynes (1883), David Ricardo (1772), Thomas Robert Malthus (1766), John Stuart Mill (1806), and Alfred Marshall (1842). After him are John Hicks (1904), William Petty (1623), Ronald Coase (1910), Lionel Robbins (1898), Benjamin Graham (1894), and Beatrice Webb (1858).
Adam Smith
1723 - 1790
HPI: 92.99
Rank: 1
John Maynard Keynes
1883 - 1946
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 2
David Ricardo
1772 - 1823
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 3
Thomas Robert Malthus
1766 - 1834
HPI: 80.30
Rank: 4
John Stuart Mill
1806 - 1873
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 5
Alfred Marshall
1842 - 1924
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 6
John Law
1671 - 1729
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 7
John Hicks
1904 - 1989
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 8
William Petty
1623 - 1687
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 9
Ronald Coase
1910 - 2013
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 10
Lionel Robbins
1898 - 1984
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 11
Benjamin Graham
1894 - 1976
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 12
Beatrice Webb
1858 - 1943
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 13