Context: - born in Ireland and spent some years in Paris - a wealthy banker and successful speculator in stocks and foreign currencies - in 1734, he was robbed and murdered and his house was set a fire - he was considered a nurturer of the political economy
His work “Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en General” (Essay on the nature of trade in general) written between 1730-1734 and published in French in 1755.It should be noted that he translated from English to French but the English version has never been found.