Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
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Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, often known simply as Peiresc, or by the Latin form of his name, Peirescius, was a French astronomer, antiquary and savant, who maintained a wide correspondence with scientists, and was a successful organizer of scientific inquiry.
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science · French astronomer (1580–1637) · astronomer · archaeologist · philosopher · botanist · numismatist · naturalist · art collector · patron of the arts · mathematician · historian · also Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, Nicolas Claude Fabri de Peiresc, Nicolas-Claude Fabri De Peiresc, Nicholas Claude Fabri De Peiresc, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Pieresc, Peiresc
Born 1 December 1580 · Died 24 June 1637 · Q440183
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Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
By the naming of the asteroid 19226 Peiresc
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Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
By the naming of the lunar crater Peirescius (46
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Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
Died 1637-06-24.
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Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
Career landmark: adviser (1607–1637).
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Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
Born 1580-12-01.
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