Louis Bourguet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Bourguet

French geologist and archaeologist

Date of Birth: 23-Apr-1678

Place of Birth: Nîmes, Occitania, France

Date of Death: 31-Dec-1742

Profession: mathematician, geologist, archaeologist, anthropologist, philosopher

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Louis Bourguet (23 April 1678, Nîmes – 31 December 1742, Neuchâtel) was a polymath and correspondent of Leibniz who wrote on archaeology, geology, philosophy, Biblical scholarship and mathematics.Bourguet entered the College of Zurich in 1688.
He became Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at Neuchâtel in 1731.
He tried to integrate Leibnizian philosophy with issues in natural philosophy.