François Quesnay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François Quesnay

French economist

Date of Birth: 04-Jun-1694

Place of Birth: Méré, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 16-Dec-1774

Profession: physician, economist, Encyclopédistes, surgeon, philosopher

Nationality: Slovakia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

François Quesnay (French: [f??~swa k?n?]; 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 constitutional despotism.