François Quesnay
1694 – 1774 · aged 80
French economist (1694–1774)
- Born
- 4 Jun 1694 · Méré
- Died
- 16 Dec 1774 · Versailles
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- 4 Jun 1694BornBorn in Méré
- 1752AwardFellow of the Royal Society
- 16 Dec 1774DiedDied in Versailles
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- 1756 – 1763Seven Years' War
- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
Biography
François Quesnay (French: [fʁɑ̃swa kɛnɛ]; 4 June 1694 – 16 December 1774) was a French economist and physician of the Physiocratic school. He is known for publishing the "Tableau économique" (Economic Table) in 1758, which provided the foundations of the ideas of the Physiocrats. This was perhaps the first work attempting to describe the workings of the economy in an analytical way, and as such can be viewed as one of the first important contributions to economic thought. His Le Despotisme de la Chine, written in 1767, describes Chinese politics and society, and his own political support for enlightened despotism.
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