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

The essential principle preached by de Quesnay and later by Adam Smith and Herbert Spencer, is that every man must in his efforts to support himself and accumulate wealth be "let alone!"

From Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come by Kelly, Edmond

He was also a supporter of the principles of the economists, and Quesnay called him his well-beloved disciple.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

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)