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


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About Jean-Louis Calandrini

  • 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the author of some studies on the aurora borealis, comets, and the effects of lightning, as well as of an important but unpublished work on flat and spherical trigonometry.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 MichĂ©e Du Pan.
  • He was the grandnephew of BĂ©nĂ©dict Calandrini (de) (fr).
  • In 1729, he married RenĂ©e 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.

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