Jean-Louis Calandrini, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean-Louis Calandrini

Genevan mathematician

Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1703

Place of Birth: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Date of Death: 29-Dec-1758

Profession: astronomer, politician, mathematician, university teacher

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jean-Louis Calandrini (August 30, 1703 – December 29, 1758) was a Genevan scientist.
He was a professor of mathematics and philosophy.
He was the author of some studies on the aurora borealis, comets, and the effects of lightning, as well as of an important but unpublished work on flat and spherical trigonometry.
He also wrote a commentary on the Principia of Isaac Newton (published in Geneva, 1739–42), for which he wrote approximately one hundred footnotes. He was also known as a botanist.
The genus Calandrinia was named after him.His father was a pastor, also named Jean-Louis, and his mother was Michée Du Pan.
He was the grandnephew of Bénédict Calandrini (de) (fr).
In 1729, he married Renée Lullin.
At the Academy of Geneva, he obtained his thesis in physics (1722).
In 1724, Calandrini was named mathematics professor at the same time as Gabriel Cramer, but he first undertook a three-year journey to France and England.
He was appointed professor of philosophy from 1734 to 1750.
He also played an active role on the political scene of Geneva.

Robert Gardelle (1682–1766)
Alternative names	Robert II Gardelle; Robert Gardelle The Younger; Robert,The Younger Gardelle; Robert, le jeune Gardelle; Robert Gardelle the Younger; R. Gardelle; Robert Gardelle (II)
Description	Genevan portrait painter and engraver
Date of birth/death	9 April 1682 (in Julian calendar) / 6 April 1682	7 March 1766
Location of birth/death	Geneva	Geneva
Authority control	: Q688381 VIAF: 74125804 ISNI: 0000 0000 6664 1290 ULAN: 500002894 LCCN: nr2002031329 GND: 1017139512 WorldCat