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

In fact, Quesnay argued that the right of property included the right to dispose of it freely at home or abroad, unrestricted by the state.

From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by Mill, John Stuart

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