Antoine Augustin Cournot

Antoine Augustin Cournot
Born(1801-08-28)28 August 1801
Died31 March 1877(1877-03-31) (aged 75)
Paris, France
Alma materSorbonne University
Known forCournot competition
Oligopoly
Scientific career
FieldsEconomics
Mathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Grenoble
ThesisMémoire sur le mouvement d'un corps rigide, soutenu par un plan fixe (1829)

Antoine Augustin Cournot (French: [ɑ̃twan oɡystɛ̃ kuʁno]; 28 August 1801 – 31 March 1877) was a French philosopher and mathematician who contributed to the development of economics.