Nicolas-François Canard (; c. 1750 – 1833) was a French mathematician, philosopher and economist. He was one of the pioneers of applying mathematics to economic problems, forestalling the works of Antoine Augustin Cournot, William Stanley Jevons, and others. Further reading External links Works by Nicolas-François Canard at Google Books 1750 births 1833 deaths 18th-century French mathematicians 19th-century French mathematicians 18th-century French economists 19th-century French economists