Alphonse des Vignoles
Alphonse des Vignoles (born October 16, 1649 in Aubais , † July 27, 1744 in Berlin ) was a French Reformed clergyman and scientist.
Alphonse des Vignoles was born Sieur de Saint-Geniez at Aubais Castle in Languedoc . Since he was to be brought up in the Reformed faith, he had to change schools frequently and so ended up in Geneva . From there he returned to his father's castle in 1670 and studied mathematics, natural sciences and theology first with Johann Bruguier and later at various European universities. After his father's death he became a preacher in his home country, but had to leave the country after the edict of Nantes was repealed in 1685 and went to Prussia via Geneva, Lausanne and Bern.
In 1686 Vignoles became a preacher in the French community in Schwedt / Oder , but soon went from there to Halle (Saale) with the same assignment . From there Vignoles came to Brandenburg an der Havel as a preacher . Here he laid the foundations for a chronicle of the city by viewing archives and making copies. In 1691 he tried to refute the legend of Popess Johanna .
In 1700, when the Societät der Wissenschaften zu Berlin was founded, Vignoles became a member. Three years later he followed the king's call to Berlin and carried out astronomical observations at the observatory. Vignoles wrote a two-volume work on the calendar of the Chinese and Egyptians.
From 1712 to 1721 Vignoles was a preacher in the French Reformed community in Berlin. He died at the age of 95 as director of the mathematical class of the Prussian Academy of Sciences .
Web links
- Consortium of European Research Libraries : Alphonse des Vignoles catalog of works
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vignoles, Alphonse des |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Reformed clergyman and scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1649 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aubais |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 1744 |
| Place of death | Berlin |