Frédéric Bastiat

Author of  the satirical parable known as the "Candlemakers' petition" (in Economic Sophisms), as well as the Parable of the Broken Window. Claude-Frédéric Bastiat (1801–1850) was a French economist and author who was a prominent member of the French Liberal School. He developed the economic concept of opportunity cost. He was also a Freemason, and member of the French National Assembly.