Pierre Gassendi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pierre Gassendi

French philosopher, astronomer, mathematician, priest, and scientist

Date of Birth: 22-Jan-1592

Place of Birth: Champtercier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Date of Death: 24-Oct-1655

Profession: astronomer, priest, professor, astrologer, physicist, mathematician, theologian, philosopher

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Pierre Gassendi (French: [pj?? gas?~di]; also Pierre Gassend, Petrus Gassendi; 22 January 1592 – 24 October 1655) was a French philosopher, priest, astronomer, and mathematician.
While he held a church position in south-east France, he also spent much time in Paris, where he was a leader of a group of free-thinking intellectuals.
He was also an active observational scientist, publishing the first data on the transit of Mercury in 1631.
The lunar crater Gassendi is named after him. He wrote numerous philosophical works, and some of the positions he worked out are considered significant, finding a way between skepticism and dogmatism.
Richard Popkin indicates that Gassendi was one of the first thinkers to formulate the modern "scientific outlook", of moderated skepticism and empiricism.
He clashed with his contemporary Descartes on the possibility of certain knowledge.
His best known intellectual project attempted to reconcile Epicurean atomism with Christianity.



Alternative names	Louis Edouard Rioult; Louis-Edouard Rioult; Rioult
Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	26 October 1790	9 March 1855
Location of birth/death	Montdidier	Paris
Work location	Paris
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