▁( 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 7 5 4 ▁– ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 8 3 5 ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁politician , ▁econom ist , ▁and ▁historian , ▁polit ically ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ▁and ▁First ▁French ▁Republic . ▁Ro eder er ' s ▁son , ▁Baron ▁Antoine ▁Marie ▁Ro eder er ▁( 1 7 8 2 – 1 8 6 5 ), ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁noted ▁political ▁figure . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁activities ▁Born ▁in ▁Met z , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁magistr ate , ▁he ▁studied ▁Law ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Str as bourg , ▁and , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twenty - five , ▁became ▁coun c ill or ▁at ▁the ▁par lement ▁of ▁Met z ▁( in ▁exchange ▁for ▁ 3 2 , 0 0 0 ▁livres ), ▁and ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁to ▁draw ▁up ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁rem on st ran ces . ▁During ▁the ▁period , ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁adm ir er ▁of ▁the ▁econom ist ▁Adam ▁Smith , ▁and ▁helped ▁make ▁his ▁works ▁known ▁in ▁France . ▁His ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁work ▁Supp ression ▁des ▁dou anes ▁int érie ures ▁advoc ated ▁the ▁supp ression ▁of ▁internal ▁custom s ▁houses ; ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁Encyclop ædia ▁Britannica ▁describes ▁it ▁as ▁" an ▁elaborate ▁treat ise ▁on ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁commerce ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁theory ▁of ▁custom s ▁imp ost s ". ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁proposition ▁of ▁Ro