Antoine-Augustin Cournot

Description: (Philosopher and Mathematician Known for His Contribution to the Development of Economics)
Regarded as the first economist who had applied math to solve economic problems, Antoine-Augustin Cournot had penned the iconic work Researches into the Mathematical Principles of the Theory of Wealth. He was also the first to chart a supply and demand curve on a graph and introduced Cournot competition.

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Birthday August 28, 1801 (Virgo)
Born In Gray, France
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Died on March 31, 1877
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