Pierre-Jacques Villermose ( fr. ; August 28, 1735 , Lyon - June 26, 1799 ) - French physician , physicist and chemist , professor at the University of Montpellier . Encyclopedist of France of the XVIII century .
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Biography
Born in a large family. One of his 12 brothers and sisters was Jean-Baptiste Villermose (1730-1824), a French freemason and Martinist .
In 1761, P.-J. Villermose was appointed professor of chemistry at the University of Montpellier, but in 1763 he resigned and returned to Lyon , where, on the advice of his friends, he opened his own chemistry courses. As a member of the City College of Physicians, he continued to devote all his free time to research.
Member of the Lyon Academy of Sciences, Literature and Art.
He maintained friendly relations with the abbot - agronomist J. Rosier , and together with him participated in the creation of the "Universal Dictionary of Agriculture."
He participated in the creation of the " Encyclopedia, or Explanatory Dictionary of Sciences, Arts and Crafts " by Didro and D'Alembert .
Links
- Pierre-Jacques Willermoz (1735-1799) (French)