ECONOMIST
François Quesnay
1694 - 1774

François Quesnay
François Quesnay (; French: [fʁɑ̃swa kɛnɛ]; 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 enlightened despotism. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Quesnay is the 12th most popular economist (up from 13th in 2019), the 297th most popular biography from France (down from 291st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Economist.
François Quesnay was a physician, economist, and one of the founders of the Physiocratic school of economics. He is most famous for his Tableau Économique, which was the first economic model to show the circular flow of income and expenditure between the three classes in society: the productive class, the unproductive class, and the government.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, François Quesnay ranks 12 out of 414. Before him are John Stuart Mill, Herbert A. Simon, Friedrich Hayek, Frédéric Passy, Vilfredo Pareto, and Milton Friedman. After him are Joseph Schumpeter, Mario Draghi, George Shultz, Alfred Marshall, John Law, and Ludwig von Mises.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Stuart Mill
1806 - 1873
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 6
Herbert A. Simon
1916 - 2001
HPI: 80.18
Rank: 7
Friedrich Hayek
1899 - 1992
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 8
Frédéric Passy
1822 - 1912
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 9
Vilfredo Pareto
1848 - 1923
HPI: 77.84
Rank: 10
Milton Friedman
1912 - 2006
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 11
François Quesnay
1694 - 1774
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 12
Joseph Schumpeter
1883 - 1950
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 13
Mario Draghi
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 14
George Shultz
1920 - 2021
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 15
Alfred Marshall
1842 - 1924
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 16
John Law
1671 - 1729
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 17
Ludwig von Mises
1881 - 1973
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 18
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1694, François Quesnay ranks 2. Before him is Voltaire. After him are Yeongjo of Joseon, Francis Hutcheson, Louis-Claude Daquin, Georg Brandt, Paul of the Cross, Leonardo Leo, Hermann Samuel Reimarus, Henry Pelham, Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach, and Theodore of Corsica. Among people deceased in 1774, François Quesnay ranks 4. Before him are Louis XV of France, Pope Clement XIV, and Robert Clive. After him are Charles Marie de La Condamine, Niccolò Jommelli, Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken, Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken, Jacques-François Blondel, Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, Oliver Goldsmith, and Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet.
Others Born in 1694
Go to all RankingsVoltaire
WRITER
1694 - 1778
HPI: 89.44
Rank: 1
François Quesnay
ECONOMIST
1694 - 1774
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 2
Yeongjo of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1694 - 1776
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 3
Francis Hutcheson
PHILOSOPHER
1694 - 1746
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 4
Louis-Claude Daquin
COMPOSER
1694 - 1772
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 5
Georg Brandt
CHEMIST
1694 - 1768
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 6
Paul of the Cross
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1694 - 1775
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 7
Leonardo Leo
COMPOSER
1694 - 1744
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 8
Hermann Samuel Reimarus
PHILOSOPHER
1694 - 1768
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 9
Henry Pelham
POLITICIAN
1694 - 1754
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 10
Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1694 - 1729
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 11
Theodore of Corsica
POLITICIAN
1694 - 1756
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1774
Go to all RankingsLouis XV of France
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1774
HPI: 86.93
Rank: 1
Pope Clement XIV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1705 - 1774
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 2
Robert Clive
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1774
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 3
François Quesnay
ECONOMIST
1694 - 1774
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 4
Charles Marie de La Condamine
EXPLORER
1701 - 1774
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 5
Niccolò Jommelli
COMPOSER
1714 - 1774
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 6
Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
NOBLEMAN
1704 - 1774
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 7
Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1774
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 8
Jacques-François Blondel
ARCHITECT
1705 - 1774
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 9
Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick
POLITICIAN
1714 - 1774
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 10
Oliver Goldsmith
WRITER
1728 - 1774
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 11
Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet
POLITICIAN
1715 - 1774
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, François Quesnay ranks 297 out of 6,770. Before him are Raymond Poincaré (1860), Paul Signac (1863), Vincent de Paul (1581), Jules Massenet (1842), Georges Méliès (1861), and Carlo Buonaparte (1746). After him are Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (1383), Charles Fourier (1772), Ferdinand Foch (1851), Alfred Werner (1866), Urbain Le Verrier (1811), and Claude Lorrain (1600).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsRaymond Poincaré
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1934
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 291
Paul Signac
PAINTER
1863 - 1935
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 292
Vincent de Paul
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1581 - 1660
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 293
Jules Massenet
COMPOSER
1842 - 1912
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 294
Georges Méliès
FILM DIRECTOR
1861 - 1938
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 295
Carlo Buonaparte
LAWYER
1746 - 1785
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 296
François Quesnay
ECONOMIST
1694 - 1774
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 297
Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1383 - 1451
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 298
Charles Fourier
PHILOSOPHER
1772 - 1837
HPI: 76.65
Rank: 299
Ferdinand Foch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1929
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 300
Alfred Werner
CHEMIST
1866 - 1919
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 301
Urbain Le Verrier
MATHEMATICIAN
1811 - 1877
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 302
Claude Lorrain
PAINTER
1600 - 1682
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 303
Among ECONOMISTS In France
Among economists born in France, François Quesnay ranks 3. Before him are Frédéric Passy (1822), and Vilfredo Pareto (1848). After him are Jean-Baptiste Say (1767), Anne Robert Jacques Turgot (1727), Maurice Allais (1911), Léon Walras (1834), Jacques Delors (1925), Dominique Strauss-Kahn (1949), Frédéric Bastiat (1801), Gérard Debreu (1921), and Jean-Claude Trichet (1942).
Frédéric Passy
1822 - 1912
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 1
Vilfredo Pareto
1848 - 1923
HPI: 77.84
Rank: 2
François Quesnay
1694 - 1774
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 3
Jean-Baptiste Say
1767 - 1832
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 4
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
1727 - 1781
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 5
Maurice Allais
1911 - 2010
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 6
Léon Walras
1834 - 1910
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 7
Jacques Delors
1925 - 2023
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 8
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
1949 - Present
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 9
Frédéric Bastiat
1801 - 1850
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 10
Gérard Debreu
1921 - 2004
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 11
Jean-Claude Trichet
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 12