Reybaud

Reybaud, Marie-Roch-Louis (1799-1879), French economist, was born in Marseilles, and, having made a moderate fortune, devoted himself to literature, producing some humorous novels and also some admirable social studies. His best-known and cleverest works are Jerome Patnrot in Search of a Social Position (1843), Studies on the Modern Reformers or Socialists (1840-43), and Jerome Paturot in Search of the Best Republic (1848).