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 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.
An avid 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 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.
They were all passionate about scientific experiments and formed in 1657 the "Académie Montmor", which was based in his house.[1] 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 the Académie des sciences was finally created in 1666.[2]
^ Brown, Harcourt (1934). Scientific organization in seventeenth century France. Baltimore: The Williams and Wilkins Company. p. 74. ISBN9780846209744.
^. U of Waterloo Library. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 8 Nov 2013.
External links
Biography on the Galileo Project
(in French) Habert de Montmor family
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henri, louis, habert, montmor, 1600, paris, january, 1679, paris, french, scholar, letters, pastel, crayon, claude, mellan, contents, biography, also, references, external, linksbiography, editcousin, philippe, habert, germain, habert, became, conseiller, aged. Henri Louis Habert de Montmor c 1600 Paris 21 January 1679 Paris was a French scholar and man of letters Henri Louis Habert de MontmorPastel and crayon by Claude Mellan Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditCousin to Philippe Habert and Germain Habert he became conseiller du roi aged 25 then in 1632 rose to become maitre des requetes 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 was elected an inaugural member of the Academie francaise pronouncing its fifth discourse but soon becoming a dissenting member as well as its last inaugural member to die An avid 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 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 Sorbiere Claude Clerselier Jacques Rohault Guy Patin Frenicle de Bessy Pierre Petit Melchisedech Thevenot Roberval and Huygens They were all passionate about scientific experiments and formed in 1657 the Academie Montmor which was based in his house 1 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 the Academie des sciences was finally created in 1666 2 See also EditGuirlande de JulieReferences Edit Brown Harcourt 1934 Scientific organization in seventeenth century France Baltimore The Williams and Wilkins Company p 74 ISBN 9780846209744 Academie de Montmor Academy of Montmor U of Waterloo Library Archived from the original on 6 October 2013 Retrieved 8 Nov 2013 External links EditBiography on the Galileo Project in French Habert de Montmor family in French Biography on the Academie francaise site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henri Louis Habert de Montmor amp oldid 1064512668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
