Have you ever had a friend or someone you know recommend a movie that you’ve never heard of, and they “swear it’s unbelievable”, and it really is terrific? What if someone told you that the coolest person that ever lived, passed away before America even became a country? Many would say, “no chance”, but they may not have heard the story of John Law. Law was like a 17-century gambler and economist who pretty much invented the idea of centralized banking and at one point may have been the richest man in the world. How do you think this guy was cool? What caused his downfall? If this guy is so cool, how come I’ve never heard of him? We’ll dive into these questions and more in this episode of AHC Podcast.
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Citations:
Dictionary of national biography, 1885-1900/law, John (1671-1729). (2010, March 13). Wikisource.org; Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_National_Biography,_1885-1900/Law,_John_(1671-1729)
Gleeson, J. (2021). Millionaire: The philanderer, gambler, and duelist who invented modern finance.
Goldstein, J., & Childs, M. (2020, September 4). The murderer, the boy king, and the invention of modern finance. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2020/09/04/909876702/the-murderer-the-boy-king-and-the-invention-of-modern-finance
Hughes-Hallett, L. (2018, August 29). John Law: the 18th-century Scot who became richer than the king of France. New Statesman. https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2018/08/john-law-18th-century-scot-who-became-richer-king-france
Murphy, A. E. (1997). John law: Economic theorist and policy-maker. Oxford University Press.
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(N.d.). Owlcation.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024, from https://owlcation.com/humanities/John-Law-an-Economist-Who-Was-Far-from-Dull
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