John Theophilus Desaguliers
John Theophilus Desaguliers was a French-born British natural philosopher, clergyman, engineer and freemason who was elected to the Royal Society in 1714 as experimental assistant to Isaac Newton. He had studied at Oxford and later popularized Newtonian theories and their practical applications in public lectures. Desaguliers's most important patron was James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos.
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- Born in
- La Rochelle
- Educated at
- University of OxfordChrist Church
- Awards
- 🏆 Copley Medal🏆 Fellow of the Royal Society
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 John Keill
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1683
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Birth1744
Died
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