Élie Salomon François Reverdil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Élie Salomon François Reverdil

(1732-1808)

Date of Birth: 19-May-1732

Place of Birth: Nyon, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Date of Death: 04-Aug-1808

Profession: writer, politician, mathematician, Hofmeister, university teacher

Nationality: Denmark, Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Élie Salomon François Reverdil

  • Élie Salomon François Reverdil (1732–1808) was a Swiss scholar.Reverdil studied theology in Geneva, and was employed as a professor in mathematics at the academy of arts in Copenhagen in 1758.
  • In 1760, he became a tutor to the future Christian VII of Denmark.
  • When Christian became king in 1766, Reverdil was appointed reader and cabinet secretary.
  • In 1767, he was exiled, likely because of the influence of the king's favorite Conrad Holck, and settled in Switzerland.
  • In June 1771, Reverdil was recalled to Denmark by Struensee to become the companion and caretaker of the by now mentally ill king.
  • He was exiled again after the fall of Struensee and returned to Switzerland.He published memoirs of his time at the Danish court.

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