Jean-Pierre Clément

Jean Pierre Clément (1809–1870) was a French political economist and historian, born at Draguignan. He was in the Ministry of Finance and a member of the Institute and wrote, with the aid of original documents, works on French financial administration, particularly in the epoch of Colbert, including:
* "Histoire de la vie et de l'administration de Colbert" (1846)
* "Histoire du systéme protecteur en France depuis Colbert jusqu'à la révolution de 1848" (1854)
* "Etudes financières et d'economie sociale" (1859)
* "Lettres, instructions, et Mémoires de Colbert" (seven volumes, 1861-82)

Clément's prefaces to the last work were collected and edited by his widow under the title "Histoire de Colbert et de son administration" (1874; third edition, 1892)