Saturday, November 17, 2012

The Gilded Age: Lesser Figures Of The Enlightenment

Jean-David Mansuer and Pierre Pluteau

The individual contributions of these French economists are considered marginal, yet they are remembered because of a single incident in 1801. When Pluteau arrived at his favorite restaurant to find Mansuer seated at his regular table, he became enraged, even though several other tables were available. After a lengthy philosophical argument the men fought a duel on the muddy banks of the Seine. Both drowned. A community council was convened to prevent future needless deaths, and today Mansuer and Pluteau are jointly credited with the notion of call-ahead reservations.

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/15/the-gilded-age-lesser-figures-enlightenment_n_2139763.html

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