About Claude Clerselier
Lived 1614 – 1684 (aged 69–70). Claude Clerselier was a French publisher, translator, philosopher, jurist and mathematician.
Claude Clerselier (; 1614, Paris – 1684, Paris) was a French editor and translator.
Biography Clerselier was a lawyer in the Parlement of Paris and resident for the King of France in Sweden. He was the brother-in-law of Pierre Chanut, and served as the liaison between René Descartes and Queen Christina of Sweden. He was Descartes's literary executor and edited and translated several works by Descartes, including his letters (Paris, 1657, 1659 et 1667), L'Homme, et un Traité de la formation du fœtus du mesme auteur avec les remarques de Louys de La Forge, 1664, L'Homme...et...Le Monde, 1667, and his Principes, 1681.
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Who was Claude Clerselier?
French writer
When was Claude Clerselier born?
Claude Clerselier was born in 1614 in Paris.
When did Claude Clerselier die?
Claude Clerselier died on 13 April 1684 in Paris.
What was Claude Clerselier's occupation?
Claude Clerselier was a publisher, translator, philosopher, jurist and mathematician.
What nationality was Claude Clerselier?
Claude Clerselier was French.
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