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Author Description François Quesnay was a French doctor and economist. He studied medicine in Paris and became physician in ordinary to King Louis XV. While at court he turned his attention to economics and became a founder of the Physiocrates, advocating the removal of tolls and greater free trade to stimulate French agriculture. His book <i>Tableau économique</i> (1758), provided an intellectual basis for the Physiocrates and was one of the first major economic texts. His work paved the way for the classical economists - especially Adam Smith who met Quesnay and quoted him in <i>The Wealth of Nations</i>.<br /><br />Quesnay was also a noted oriental scholar, publishing several books on Chinese politics and society.

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