Pierre Gassendi
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Summary
Pierre Gassendi was born on January 22, 1592[1], in Champtercier[2]. He died on October 24, 1655[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], mathematician[6], astronomer[7], professor[8], and astrologer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,419 views/month, #7,167 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: 1592[11]
- Date of death: 1655[12]
- Place of burial: Saint-Nicholas-des-Champs, Paris[13]
- Country of citizenship: Kingdom of France[14]
- Occupation: physicist[15], theologian[16], naturalist[17], writer[18], Catholic priest[19]
- Field of work: philosophy[20]
- Position held: canon[21], provost[22]
- Employer: Collège de France[23], Aix University[24]
- Educated at: Aix University[25], Avignon University[26]
- Student: Jean Picard[27], François Bernier[28]
- Notable work: Exercitationes paradoxicae adversus Aristoteleos[29], Syntagma philosophicum[30]
- Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[31]
- Influenced by: Epicurus[32]
- Sex or gender: male[33]
- Commons category: Pierre Gassendi[34]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Theology[35]
- Family name: Gassendi[36]
- Given name: Pierre[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pierre Gassendi[38]
- Commons gallery: Pierre Gassendi[39]
- Student of: Philibert Fezaye[40]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[41], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[42], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[43], BEIC Digital Library[44], Otto's encyclopedia[45], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[46]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Pierre Gassendi include Gassendi[47], an impact crater[48].
Why It Matters
Pierre Gassendi has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
He has been cited as an influence by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz[51], a mathematician[52], 1646–1716[53], of Electorate of Saxony[54], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[55], specialised in mathematical analysis[56] and Tommaso Campailla[57], a philosopher[58], 1668–1740[59], specialised in philosophy[60].
He is credited with the discovery of transit of Mercury[61]. Entities named for him include Gassendi[47], an impact crater[48].
FAQs
Where was Pierre Gassendi born?
Pierre Gassendi was born in Champtercier[2].
Where did Pierre Gassendi die?
Pierre Gassendi died in Paris[4].
What did Pierre Gassendi do for work?
Pierre Gassendi worked as a philosopher[5], mathematician[6], astronomer[7], professor[8], and astrologer[9].
Where did Pierre Gassendi go to school?
Pierre Gassendi was educated at Aix University[25] and Avignon University[26].
Who did Pierre Gassendi influence?
Pierre Gassendi has been cited as an influence by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz[51] and Tommaso Campailla[57].
What did Pierre Gassendi discover?
Pierre Gassendi is credited as discoverer of transit of Mercury[61].