Gabriel Sabbagh
Biographic Data
| ID | 3768407 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gabriel Sabbagh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gabriel |
| FAMILY NAME | Sabbagh |
| SIGNATURE | SABBAGH G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université Paris Cité |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2664-4499 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Le Trosne’s Discours sur l’état actuel de la magistrature and Quesnay’s reaction to it
Le Trosne’s Discours sur l’état actuel de la magistrature was published in 1764. It is the first physiocratic book of Le Trosne, a major physiocrat. This paper records the reaction of Quesnay, the founder of Physiocracy, to this work: I discovered the text of the far-reaching letter sent by Quesnay to Le Trosne, which is the only extant trace of any written exchange between them. It provides a sketch of Quesnay’s fundamental beliefs, announces so…
Unveiling the First French Translation of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations
The first French translation of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations was published in 1778-1779 with a false place of printing and an anonymous translator. This article identifies the printing shop as the French ducal press of Deux-Ponts (nowadays Zweibrüken in Germany). The article also identifies the translator, Jean-Louis Carra, better known for his activity during the French Revolution. The article draws on a wide range of evidence, including ornam…
François Quesnay, an antisemitic surgeon but not an antisemitic economist
The first appearances of Quesnay in German
This paper uncovers two publications of Quesnay’s Despotisme de la Chine, which are apparently the first translations in German of any work of Quesnay. They were published in the late 1760s in Greifswald, then under Swedish rule, and their translator, Dähnert, managed to remove most traces of Quesnay’s despotism. While the French infatuation with China is the topic of innumerable works, the Sinophilia of Germany and Sweden has been less studied11…
Adam Smith in Toulouse and Occitania
These books were preceded by two remarkable theses authored by Philippe Massot-Bordenave and Thérence Carvalho and by a book in French (Alcouffe & Massot- Bordenave, 2018). Both works deal with Physiocracy (which was strong in Toulouse) and discuss, rather briefly, its influence on the Wealth of Nations, a topic which deserves another book. Imagination and originality are generally in short supply. They are found in many pages of the first book. …
Jefferson’s unknown informant on Necker in 1789
The American envoy in Paris, Jefferson, sent on 17 June 1789 to Jay, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, an assessment of Necker, then at the apex of his political fortune, provided by an informant whose name was not disclosed by Jefferson. This paper intends to show that the author of this report was the philosopher, mathematician and economist Condorcet – certainly the French friend who had with Jefferson the most intense intellectual intercourse…
About Physiocracy
This paper is a review of a substantial collection of essays dealing with Physiocracy and its opponents. Its review led to the first correct reading of an important letter of Galiani and to some new clarifications on the readership of the works of François Quesnay. JEL Classification: B11; B31
Quesnay’s thought and influence through two related texts, Droit naturel and Despotisme de la Chine , and their editions
Between 1765 and 1767 Quesnay published Droit naturel and Despotisme de la Chine. I show that these texts are strongly related. I study their various versions and editions, some of which were previously poorly known, and attempt to evaluate their readership. I uncover a lost manuscript and neglected sources of Despotisme de la Chine which help to clarify various points about the text. It is shown that it was finished most probably well before the…
The ‘Bellial Des Vertus’ Enigma and the Beginnings of Physiocracy
In an important work written in 1759, Quesnay quoted twice a book authored by a ‘Bellial des Vertus’ and published in 1759, Essai sur l’administration des terres (EAT). We prove that these quotations are of fundamental importance for the Physiocratic doctrine. We show that EAT was essentially written in 1754–1755, when Physiocracy did not yet exist. A detailed study of EAT and of the works of Quesnay and of Charles Richard de Butré, Quesnay’s dis…
Cantillon in French and English. Two Editions by Richard Van Den Berg and Antoin E. Murphy
The publication of a critical edition by Richard van den Berg (RvdB) of Richard Cantillon's famous 1755 Essai sur la nature du commerce en général, which provides a remarkably detailed comparison between this French text and various English counterparts by Malachy Postlethwayt and Philip Cantillon (and much more), has led to this article. Its publication almost coincided with the appearance of a new translation of the Essai in English, by Antoin …
The Philosophie rurale of Quesnay, Mirabeau, and Butre, after 250 Years
This article has been prompted by the appearance in 2014 of a critical edition of Philosophie rurale, the only complete treatise of Physiocratic doctrine directed and partly written by its founder Quesnay. The article discusses briefly the book with emphasis on some little known aspects of it and reviews the new edition. An appendix relates the history of the publication of the book
The First Translator in English of Turgot's Réflexions Sur La Formation Et La Distribution Des Richesses
The main aim of this article is to identify the first translator in English of Turgot's Réflexions sur la formation et la distribution des richesses, one of the most important economic works of all time. The translation, which appeared in book form in 1793, was first serialized in 1791-92 in an obscure English periodical. We show that the translator was Benjamin Vaughan (1751-1835), an interesting figure of the Enlightenment, previously known mos…
Les Ephemerides du citoyen et les Nouvelles Ephemerides economiques 1765-1788. Documents et table complete
Between 1750 and 1775, France was the world centre for economics publications, and during the years 1767–1775, the Éphémérides was its leading periodical in this field. During its greatest period, from 1767 to 1772, this journal dominated French economic debate. It had only a few hundred regular readers and even fewer subscribers, but was very influential. It was read in Russia, Poland, Sweden, Austria (notably by Karl von Zinzendorf, advisor to …
The Early Diffusion of Wealth of Nations, Turgot, And The Abbe Morellet. A Note
This paper discusses the gap between the printing and the publication of the first edition of Wealth of Nations, and its diffusion prior to publication. We prove that at least an extract of the book reached Turgot well before publication. In doing this, we notice that a letter from Morellet to Turgot appears to record a reaction from Turgot to Smith's book. We believe that no other episode of diffusion of Wealth of Nation prior to publication is …
The Philosophie rurale of Quesnay, Mirabeau, and Butre, after 250 Years
This article has been prompted by the appearance in 2014 of a critical edition of Philosophie rurale, the only complete treatise of Physiocratic doctrine directed and partly written by its founder Quesnay. The article discusses briefly the book with emphasis on some little known aspects of it and reviews the new edition. An appendix relates the history of the publication of the book
The Early Diffusion of Wealth of Nations, Turgot, And The Abbe Morellet. A Note
This paper discusses the gap between the printing and the publication of the first edition of Wealth of Nations, and its diffusion prior to publication. We prove that at least an extract of the book reached Turgot well before publication. In doing this, we notice that a letter from Morellet to Turgot appears to record a reaction from Turgot to Smith's book. We believe that no other episode of diffusion of Wealth of Nation prior to publication is …
Quesnay’s thought and influence through two related texts, Droit naturel and Despotisme de la Chine , and their editions
Between 1765 and 1767 Quesnay published Droit naturel and Despotisme de la Chine. I show that these texts are strongly related. I study their various versions and editions, some of which were previously poorly known, and attempt to evaluate their readership. I uncover a lost manuscript and neglected sources of Despotisme de la Chine which help to clarify various points about the text. It is shown that it was finished most probably well before the…
Cantillon in French and English. Two Editions by Richard Van Den Berg and Antoin E. Murphy
The publication of a critical edition by Richard van den Berg (RvdB) of Richard Cantillon's famous 1755 Essai sur la nature du commerce en général, which provides a remarkably detailed comparison between this French text and various English counterparts by Malachy Postlethwayt and Philip Cantillon (and much more), has led to this article. Its publication almost coincided with the appearance of a new translation of the Essai in English, by Antoin …
The First Translator in English of Turgot's Réflexions Sur La Formation Et La Distribution Des Richesses
The main aim of this article is to identify the first translator in English of Turgot's Réflexions sur la formation et la distribution des richesses, one of the most important economic works of all time. The translation, which appeared in book form in 1793, was first serialized in 1791-92 in an obscure English periodical. We show that the translator was Benjamin Vaughan (1751-1835), an interesting figure of the Enlightenment, previously known mos…
The Early Diffusion of Wealth of Nations, Turgot, And The Abbe Morellet. A Note
This paper discusses the gap between the printing and the publication of the first edition of Wealth of Nations, and its diffusion prior to publication. We prove that at least an extract of the book reached Turgot well before publication. In doing this, we notice that a letter from Morellet to Turgot appears to record a reaction from Turgot to Smith's book. We believe that no other episode of diffusion of Wealth of Nation prior to publication is …
Les Ephemerides du citoyen et les Nouvelles Ephemerides economiques 1765-1788. Documents et table complete
Between 1750 and 1775, France was the world centre for economics publications, and during the years 1767–1775, the Éphémérides was its leading periodical in this field. During its greatest period, from 1767 to 1772, this journal dominated French economic debate. It had only a few hundred regular readers and even fewer subscribers, but was very influential. It was read in Russia, Poland, Sweden, Austria (notably by Karl von Zinzendorf, advisor to …
The Philosophie rurale of Quesnay, Mirabeau, and Butre, after 250 Years
This article has been prompted by the appearance in 2014 of a critical edition of Philosophie rurale, the only complete treatise of Physiocratic doctrine directed and partly written by its founder Quesnay. The article discusses briefly the book with emphasis on some little known aspects of it and reviews the new edition. An appendix relates the history of the publication of the book
The First Translator in English of Turgot's Réflexions Sur La Formation Et La Distribution Des Richesses
The main aim of this article is to identify the first translator in English of Turgot's Réflexions sur la formation et la distribution des richesses, one of the most important economic works of all time. The translation, which appeared in book form in 1793, was first serialized in 1791-92 in an obscure English periodical. We show that the translator was Benjamin Vaughan (1751-1835), an interesting figure of the Enlightenment, previously known mos…
Cantillon in French and English. Two Editions by Richard Van Den Berg and Antoin E. Murphy
The publication of a critical edition by Richard van den Berg (RvdB) of Richard Cantillon's famous 1755 Essai sur la nature du commerce en général, which provides a remarkably detailed comparison between this French text and various English counterparts by Malachy Postlethwayt and Philip Cantillon (and much more), has led to this article. Its publication almost coincided with the appearance of a new translation of the Essai in English, by Antoin …
The ‘Bellial Des Vertus’ Enigma and the Beginnings of Physiocracy
In an important work written in 1759, Quesnay quoted twice a book authored by a ‘Bellial des Vertus’ and published in 1759, Essai sur l’administration des terres (EAT). We prove that these quotations are of fundamental importance for the Physiocratic doctrine. We show that EAT was essentially written in 1754–1755, when Physiocracy did not yet exist. A detailed study of EAT and of the works of Quesnay and of Charles Richard de Butré, Quesnay’s dis…
About Physiocracy
This paper is a review of a substantial collection of essays dealing with Physiocracy and its opponents. Its review led to the first correct reading of an important letter of Galiani and to some new clarifications on the readership of the works of François Quesnay. JEL Classification: B11; B31
Quesnay’s thought and influence through two related texts, Droit naturel and Despotisme de la Chine , and their editions
Between 1765 and 1767 Quesnay published Droit naturel and Despotisme de la Chine. I show that these texts are strongly related. I study their various versions and editions, some of which were previously poorly known, and attempt to evaluate their readership. I uncover a lost manuscript and neglected sources of Despotisme de la Chine which help to clarify various points about the text. It is shown that it was finished most probably well before the…
The first appearances of Quesnay in German
This paper uncovers two publications of Quesnay’s Despotisme de la Chine, which are apparently the first translations in German of any work of Quesnay. They were published in the late 1760s in Greifswald, then under Swedish rule, and their translator, Dähnert, managed to remove most traces of Quesnay’s despotism. While the French infatuation with China is the topic of innumerable works, the Sinophilia of Germany and Sweden has been less studied11…
Adam Smith in Toulouse and Occitania
These books were preceded by two remarkable theses authored by Philippe Massot-Bordenave and Thérence Carvalho and by a book in French (Alcouffe & Massot- Bordenave, 2018). Both works deal with Physiocracy (which was strong in Toulouse) and discuss, rather briefly, its influence on the Wealth of Nations, a topic which deserves another book. Imagination and originality are generally in short supply. They are found in many pages of the first book. …
Jefferson’s unknown informant on Necker in 1789
The American envoy in Paris, Jefferson, sent on 17 June 1789 to Jay, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, an assessment of Necker, then at the apex of his political fortune, provided by an informant whose name was not disclosed by Jefferson. This paper intends to show that the author of this report was the philosopher, mathematician and economist Condorcet – certainly the French friend who had with Jefferson the most intense intellectual intercourse…
Le Trosne’s Discours sur l’état actuel de la magistrature and Quesnay’s reaction to it
Le Trosne’s Discours sur l’état actuel de la magistrature was published in 1764. It is the first physiocratic book of Le Trosne, a major physiocrat. This paper records the reaction of Quesnay, the founder of Physiocracy, to this work: I discovered the text of the far-reaching letter sent by Quesnay to Le Trosne, which is the only extant trace of any written exchange between them. It provides a sketch of Quesnay’s fundamental beliefs, announces so…
Unveiling the First French Translation of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations
The first French translation of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations was published in 1778-1779 with a false place of printing and an anonymous translator. This article identifies the printing shop as the French ducal press of Deux-Ponts (nowadays Zweibrüken in Germany). The article also identifies the translator, Jean-Louis Carra, better known for his activity during the French Revolution. The article draws on a wide range of evidence, including ornam…
François Quesnay, an antisemitic surgeon but not an antisemitic economist
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