Background
François Véron Duverger de Forbonnais was born in Le Mans and educated in Paris.
François Véron Duverger de Forbonnais was born in Le Mans and educated in Paris.
After working for his father"s textile business, he settled in Paris and became inspector-general of the French coinage in 1752. He edited the Journal de l’agriculture, du commerce et des finances in the 1760s, and would help draw up Le Mans" noble Cahier de Doleances in 1789.
French Academy of Sciences.