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Pierre de Maupertuis

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Pierre de Maupertuis Famous memorial

Birth
Saint-Malo, Departement d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Death
27 Jul 1759 (aged 60)
Basel, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
Burial
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France Add to Map
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Astronomer and supporter and advocate of Newton's ideas. Became astronomer to Frederick the Great of Prussia.
Astronomer and supporter and advocate of Newton's ideas. Became astronomer to Frederick the Great of Prussia.

Bio by: David Conway


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: David Conway
  • Added: Mar 6, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6238924/pierre_de-maupertuis: accessed ), memorial page for Pierre de Maupertuis (28 Sep 1698–27 Jul 1759), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6238924, citing Église Saint-Roch, Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France; Maintained by Find a Grave.