Richard Cantillon
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Richard Cantillon was an Irish-French economist and author of Essai Sur La Nature Du Commerce En Général, a book considered by William Stanley Jevons to be the "cradle of political economy". Although
Detail of a male subject in Family Portrait by Nicolas de Largillière, c. 1730, argued by Mark Thornton to be a possibly authentic depiction of Cantillon.
William Petty is considered to be one of Richard Cantillon's greatest influences.
Cover of the Ludwig von Mises Institute's edition of Cantillon's Essai
Portrait of his daughter, Henrietta Diana, Dowager Countess of Stafford, by Allan Ramsay, 1759
William Petty
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Sir William Petty was an English economist, physician, scientist and philosopher. He first became prominent serving Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth in Ireland. He developed efficient methods to s
Richard Cantillon
…a banker, and especially by the speculative bubble of John Law's Mississippi Company. He was also heavily influenced by prior economists, especially William Petty. Essai is considered the first complete treatise on economics, with numerous contributions to the science. These contributions include: his cause and…
Portrait of Petty attributed to Sir Godfrey Kneller
Mezzotint of Petty by John Smith after a John Closterman portrait
The Economic Writings, 1899