Étienne de Courcelles, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Étienne de Courcelles

French scholar

Date of Birth: 02-May-1586

Place of Birth: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Date of Death: 20-May-1659

Profession: theologian

Nationality: Switzerland, Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Étienne de Courcelles

  • Étienne de Courcelles (Latin: Stephanus Curcellaeus; Geneva 2 May 1586 – Amsterdam 20 May 1659) was an Arminian Greek scholar and translator.He studied from 1609 in Zurich, and after that he was French Protestant minister of Amiens, translator of Grotius, and successor of Simon Episcopius at the Remonstrant seminary in Amsterdam.
  • He is credited with introducing Cartesianism into Dutch Arminian circles.
  • Courcelles was a personal friend of Descartes, and translated the Discours de la méthode and Les Météores into Latin, but he was only superficially influenced by Descartes.

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