Peiresc, Nicolas Claude Fabri de, 1580-1637

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Name (Latin)
Peiresc, Nicolas Claude Fabri de, 1580-1637
Other forms of name
Fabri de Peiresc, Nicolas Claude, 1580-1637
Fabricius de Peiresc, Nicolaus Claudius, 1580-1637
De Peiresc, Nicolas Claude Fabri, 1580-1637
Date of birth
1580-12-01
Date of death
1637-06-24
Place of birth
Belgentier, France
Place of death
Aix-en-Provence (France)
Place of residence/headquarters
Aix-en-Provence (France)
Avignon (France)
Tournon (Ardèche, France)
Field of activity
Art--Collectors and collecting
Associate group
Université de Montpellier France. Parlement (Aix-en-Provence)
Occupation
Astronomers
Legislators
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 56614685
Wikidata: Q440183
Library of congress: n 50009014
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Wikipedia description:

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1 December 1580 – 24 June 1637), often known simply as Peiresc, or by the Latin form of his name, Peirescius, was a French astronomer, antiquary and savant, who maintained a wide correspondence with scientists, and was a successful organizer of scientific inquiry. His research included a determination of the difference in longitude of various locations in Europe, around the Mediterranean, and in North Africa.

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