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'''Jean Bouguer''' (or '''Jan Bouguer'''; pronounced boo-GAYR) (d. 1714) was a [[French people|French]] [[hydrographer]] and [[mathematician]]<ref> |
'''Jean Bouguer''' (or '''Jan Bouguer'''; pronounced boo-GAYR) (d. 1714) was a [[French people|French]] [[hydrographer]] and [[mathematician]]<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9-_6XGOXrvgC&dq=%22Jean+Bouguer%22&pg=PA152 | title=Contemporary Ideas on Ship Stability and Capsizing in Waves | isbn=9789400714823 | last1=Neves | first1=Marcelo Almeida Santos | last2=Belenky | first2=Vadim L. | last3=Kat | first3=Jean Otto de | last4=Spyrou | first4=Kostas | last5=Umeda | first5=Naoya | date=3 July 2011 | publisher=Springer }}</ref> from [[Brittany]]. A former [[maritime pilot]] who had lost a leg at [[Bantry]] in the 1689 French invasion of [[Ireland]], causing him to leave active maritime service. <ref>A. Anthiaume, ''Evolution et Enseignement de la Science Nautique'', Paris, 1920</ref> Bouguer was appointed royal professor of [[hydrography]] in charge of the new École d'hydrographie at [[Le Croisic]] in June 1691. He was author of a highly regarded treatise on [[navigation]] and piloting (''Traité complet de la navigation'', Paris, Guignard, 1698 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vieillemarine.pagesperso-orange.fr/biblio/pages/BouguerJean.htm|title = Jean Bouguer}}</ref>). He would also teach students privately in a one-room school at his home, where he kept many [[astronomical]] and navigational instruments. He was well-versed in astronomy, [[mathematics]], and hydrography,<ref>Ferreiro, Larrie D., ''Measure of the Earth: The Enlightenment Expedition That Reshaped Our World'', Basic Books, 2011</ref> and held the certificate of ''Maîtrise d'hydrographe''.<ref>{{cite book | doi=10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_186 | chapter=Bouguer, Pierre | title=Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers | date=2014 | last1=Débarbat | first1=Suzanne | pages=280–282 | isbn=978-1-4419-9916-0 }}</ref> |
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He had three children with his wife Marie Françoise Josseau, including sons [[Pierre Bouguer]], who succeeded him in his position at Le Croisic and continued the family navigation school, and Jan Bouguer, who took over the family school when his brother left for [[Paris]] some years later. |
He had three children with his wife Marie Françoise Josseau, including sons [[Pierre Bouguer]], who succeeded him in his position at Le Croisic and continued the family navigation school, and Jan Bouguer, who took over the family school when his brother left for [[Paris]] some years later. |
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Latest revision as of 23:47, 3 September 2023
Jean Bouguer (or Jan Bouguer; pronounced boo-GAYR) (d. 1714) was a French hydrographer and mathematician[1] from Brittany. A former maritime pilot who had lost a leg at Bantry in the 1689 French invasion of Ireland, causing him to leave active maritime service. [2] Bouguer was appointed royal professor of hydrography in charge of the new École d'hydrographie at Le Croisic in June 1691. He was author of a highly regarded treatise on navigation and piloting (Traité complet de la navigation, Paris, Guignard, 1698 [3]). He would also teach students privately in a one-room school at his home, where he kept many astronomical and navigational instruments. He was well-versed in astronomy, mathematics, and hydrography,[4] and held the certificate of Maîtrise d'hydrographe.[5]
He had three children with his wife Marie Françoise Josseau, including sons Pierre Bouguer, who succeeded him in his position at Le Croisic and continued the family navigation school, and Jan Bouguer, who took over the family school when his brother left for Paris some years later.
References[edit]
- ^ Neves, Marcelo Almeida Santos; Belenky, Vadim L.; Kat, Jean Otto de; Spyrou, Kostas; Umeda, Naoya (3 July 2011). Contemporary Ideas on Ship Stability and Capsizing in Waves. Springer. ISBN 9789400714823.
- ^ A. Anthiaume, Evolution et Enseignement de la Science Nautique, Paris, 1920
- ^ "Jean Bouguer".
- ^ Ferreiro, Larrie D., Measure of the Earth: The Enlightenment Expedition That Reshaped Our World, Basic Books, 2011
- ^ Débarbat, Suzanne (2014). "Bouguer, Pierre". Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. pp. 280–282. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_186. ISBN 978-1-4419-9916-0.
External links[edit]
- Letter in Bouguer's hand.
