biography
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Gogel, Izaak Jan Alexander
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pronunciation:
[khokhel]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1765–1821)
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| biography:
| Dutch statesman, born in Vught, S Netherlands. He was a convinced democrat and consequently Unitarist. An Amsterdam merchant, he was a prominent member of the Patriots. He encouraged Pichegru to invade, and supported the Batavian Republic (1795–1806). Dissatisfaction with corruption made him support the 1798 coup, and after its success he was minister of finance until 1801. At first he would not serve under the regime imposed by Napoleon, but was persuaded by Schimmelpenninck to return as minister of finance and introduced a system of direct taxation which lasted until Pierson's reforms in 1892. He resigned again in 1809, unwilling to serve any longer under Louis Napoleon, but was recalled by the Emperor Napoleon to run finance after the French annexation. He moved to Paris in 1813, refused to join the new government after the restoration, but was sometimes consulted by King William I. |
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