Melchisédech Thévenot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Melchisédech Thévenot

French scientist

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1620

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 29-Oct-1692

Profession: writer, physicist, librarian, diplomat, cartographer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Melchisédech (or Melchisédec) Thévenot (c.
1620 – 29 October 1692) was a French author, scientist, traveler, cartographer, orientalist, inventor, and diplomat.
He was the inventor of the spirit level and is also famous for his popular 1696 book The Art of Swimming, one of the first books on the subject and widely read during the 18th century (Benjamin Franklin, an avid swimmer in his youth, is known to have read it).
The book popularized the breaststroke (see History of swimming).
He also influenced the founding of the Académie Royale des Sciences (the French Academy of Sciences).