Quesnay
Quesnay, François (1694-1774) was a French economist and physician whose theories significantly influenced economic thought. He is most famous for developing the Tableau Économique, a complex diagram illustrating the circulation of wealth in a society. Quesnay was a leading figure in the Physiocratic school of economics, which emphasized the importance of agriculture as the sole source of true wealth.
Born in Mézerolles, France, Quesnay initially pursued a career in medicine, eventually becoming physician to King
The Tableau Économique, published in 1758, was a groundbreaking attempt to analyze the economy as an interconnected