Nicole Oresme
January 1, 1323 –July 11, 1382
Philosopher, Mathematician, Economist, Catholic priest, Astronomer, Musicologist
Lived 59 years
- Born in
- Fleury-sur-Orne
- Passed away in
- Lisieux
Nicole Oresme (; French: [nikɔl ɔʁɛm]; 1 January 1325 – 11 July 1382), also known as Nicolas Oresme, Nicholas Oresme, or Nicolas d'Oresme, was a French philosopher of the later Middle Ages. He wrote influential works on economics, mathematics, physics, astrology, astronomy, philosophy, and theology. He was Bishop of Lisieux, a translator, a counselor of King Charles V of France, and one of the most original thinkers of 14th-century Europe.
Notable works: Livre de yconomique, Livre de Politiques, Questiones de spera, Expositio et quaestiones in Aristotelis De anima, Livre des ethiques, Quodlibeta, De moneta, Traité des monnoies Education: University of Paris, Collège de Navarre
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