Ismaël Bullialdus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ismaël Bullialdus

French astronomer

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1605

Place of Birth: Loudun, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 25-Nov-1694

Profession: astronomer, physicist, mathematician, librarian, Catholic priest

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ismaël Boulliau, pronounced [buljo]; Latin: Bullialdus (28 September 1605 – 25 November 1694) was a 17th-century French astronomer and mathematician who was also interested in history, theology, classical studies, and philology.
He was an active member of the Republic of Letters, an intellectual community that exchanged ideas.
An early defender of the ideas of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo, Ismael Bullialdus has been called "the most noted astronomer of his generation".
One of his books is Astronomia Philolaica (1645).