Authorised form of name | Castel; Louis-Bertrand (1688 - 1757) |
Dates | 1688 - 1757 |
Nationality | French |
Place of birth | Montpellier, France |
Date of birth | 11 November 1688 |
Place of death | Paris, France |
Date of death | 11 January 1757 |
Occupation | Clergyman, Roman Catholic |
Research field | Physics |
Mathematics |
Activity | Education: Jesuit School at Toulouse Career: Entered the Society of Jesus (1703); Associate Editor of the Journal de Trevoux; Professor of Physics and Mathematics, College Louis le Grand; friend of Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (FRS 1730) friend of JT Woolhouse (FRS 1721); tutor to Montesquieu's son; the leading anti-Newtonian, he considered reasoning more important than experiment in science Memberships: Academie de Bordeaux; Academie de Rouen; Societe Royale de Lyon
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 23/04/1730 |
Relationships | Son of Andre Guillaume Castel, Surgeon of Montpellier |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB; DBF Notes: DSB gives birth date as 15 November 1688. Proposed by James Campbell; Charles de Secondat Montesquieu; John Machin |
Code | NA7370 |