John Theophilus Desaguliers (1683-1744)


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Name (English): John Theophilus Desaguliers
Short name: John Theophilus Desaguliers
Year of birth: 1683
Year of death: 1744
Short Description: "John Theophilus Desaguliers FRS (12 March 1683 – 29 February 1744) was a 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. As a Freemason, Desaguliers was instrumental in the success of the first Grand Lodge in London in the early 1720s and served as its third Grand Master." - (en.wikipedia.org 19.11.2020)
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[Last update: 2020/11/19]