Quesnay
Americannoun
noun
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The "let-alone" theory was central to the 18th century economic school of the Physiocrats, led by Francois Quesnay and Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2010
D'Alembert wrote on mathematics, Turgot on economics, Quesnay on agriculture, Buffon on nature, Rousseau on music, and Montesquieu on taste.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is a little curious that a disciple of Quesnay, a regular frequenter of Mirabeau's economic dinners, should take no notice in his letter of Smith's greater work, so lately published.
From Life of Adam Smith by Rae, John
He had taught those truths in 1750, and Quesnay had not written anything bearing on them till 1756.
From Life of Adam Smith by Rae, John
At seven in the morning he left with Flierlé, and three leagues from there, arrived at the wood of Quesnay where his men had passed the night.
From The House of the Combrays by Le Notre, G., [pseud.]
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