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The Life and Times of Frédéric Bastiat
1801 – 1850
Foundation of Journal des économistes
1841
Key: Blue (events in author’s life);
Green (historical events);
Red (books & organizations).
Foundation of Société d'Économie Politique
1842
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On the Influence of French & English Tariffs
1844
Begins corresponding with R. Cobden
1844
Travels to Paris and London
1845
Ch. Dunoyer, De la Liberté du travail
1845
Editor of Le Libre Échange
1846 – 1848
Co-founds the Association for Free Trade
1846
Abolition of the British Corn Laws
1846
Economic Sophisms II
1847
Founds journals République française and Jacques
Bonhomme
1848
J.S. Mill, Principles of Political Economy
1848
The State; Property & Law
1848
Fr. ed. of Malthus Principle of Population
1809
Abdication of Napoleon
1814
Garnier trans. of Smith's Wealth of Nations
1800
J.B. Say, Traité d'économie politique
1803
Restoration of the Bourbon Monarchy
1815
1810
July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe
1830
Travels in Spain and Portugal
1840
Appointed county judge
1831
Proudhon, What is Property?
1840
Works for uncle in Bayonne
1819 – 1825
Death of his father
1810
Inherits grandfather's estate
1825
1815
1820
Elected to Legislative Assembly; particpates in V. Hugo's
Congrès de la Paix
1849
Charles Comte, Traité de législation
1827
Fr. ed. of Ricardo, Principles of Political Economy
1818
Death of his mother
1808
Capital & Rent; Peace & Freedom; Free Credit
1849
Charles X comes to the throne
1824
1814 – 1818
Birth of Richard Cobden (dies 1865)
1804
1805
French military intervention in Spain
1823
Attends school in Sorèze
Napoleon is crowned Emperor
1804
Born in Bayonne
1801
G. de Molinari, Les Soirées de la rue Saint-Lazare
1849
1825
1830
Elected to General Council of Landes
1833
1835
1840
Economic Harmonies; The Law; What is Seen & Not Seen
1850
Dies in Rome
1850
Economic Sophisms I
1845
1845
1850
Creation of Second Empire under Louis Napoleon
1851
1855
1860