Quesnay

American  

[ke-ne] / kɛˈnɛ /

noun

1. François 1694–1774, French economist and physician.

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Quesnay British  

/ kɛnɛ /

noun

1. François (frɑ̃swa). 1694–1774, French political economist, encyclopedist, and physician. He propounded the theory championed by the physiocrats in his Tableau économique (1758)

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Example Sentences

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

He was no more a disciple of Quesnay than of Adam Smith, simply because he was not an economist but a sociologist.

From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert

He was no more a disciple of Quesnay than Peter was a disciple of Paul, although, it is true, Paul wrote first.

From Life of Adam Smith by Rae, John

The famous axiom, laissez faire, and laissez passer, the subversive tendencies of which people affect to condemn, was not invented by Quesnay.

From Principles Of Political Economy by Lalor, John J. (John Joseph)