GANILH, CHARLES (1758-1836), French economist and financial writer, was born at Allanche (Cantal) on Jan. 6, 1758. He was educated for the profession of law and practised as avocat. During the revolutionary period he played an active part in public affairs, for which he suffered imprisonment, and under Napoleon he held several public offices. He died in 1836. Ganilh is best known as the defender of the mercantile school in oppo sition to the views of Adam Smith and the English economists. He wrote Essai politique sur le revenue des peuples de l'antiquite, du moyen age, etc. (1808); Des systernes d'economie politique (1809) ; Tlceorie d'economie politique (1815) ; Dictionnaire analytique de l'economie politique (1826).