Henri Louis Habert de Montmort ( c. 1600, Paris – 21 January 1679, Paris ) was a French scholar and man of letters.
5-489: Cousin to Philippe Habert and Germain Habert , he became conseiller du roi aged 25, then in 1632 rose to become maître des requêtes , a post he gained thanks to the fortune of his father, treasurer extraordinary for war and treasurer of savings. He married Henriette-Marie de Buade, sister of Louis de Buade de Frontenac , future governor of New France . He attended on Marie de Gournay and wrote Latin epigrams. In 1634, he
10-688: A great friend of Pierre Gassendi , who dedicated to him his Life of Tycho Brahe . Gassendi also left him an astronomical telescope he had been left by Galileo . Three years after Gassendi's death, Habert edited his complete works in 6 volumes, writing its Latin preface. Besides Gassendi, he gathered a salon of savants and philosophers which included, among others: Pierre Daniel Huet , Jean Chapelain , Adrien Auzout , Girard Desargues , Samuel Sorbière , Claude Clerselier , Jacques Rohault , Guy Patin , Frénicle de Bessy , Pierre Petit , Melchisédech Thévenot , Roberval and Huygens . They were all passionate about scientific experiments and formed in 1657
15-613: The Académie des sciences was finally created in 1666. Philippe Habert (1605-1637) Philippe Habert (1604 – 26 July 1637) was a French poet. Habert was born in Paris and was the brother to Germain Habert and cousin of Henri Louis Habert de Montmor , as well as a friend of Valentin Conrart . Philippe was also one of the first members of the Académie française , and contributed to editing its statutes. An artillery captain, he
20-455: The "Académie Montmort", which was based in his house. It ceased to exist in 1664 as a result of petty squabbles, but one of the members, Adrien Auzout , indicated in a letter of dedication to Louis XIV in 1664 that there was a need for a public observatory, and that there was a group ready to begin its work if it received royal sponsorship. A proposed constitution was circulated to former Academy members but numerous modifications were made before
25-400: Was elected an inaugural member of the Académie française , pronouncing its fifth discourse but soon becoming a dissenting member as well as its last inaugural member to die. A supporter of Descartes , Habert wrote a poem on Cartesian physics entitled De rerum naturae and collected scientific instruments. He was a friend of Mersenne , who dedicated his Harmonie Universelle to Montmor, and
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