Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer and historian (born 1580)

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc

French astronomer (1580–1637)

Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, often known simply as Peiresc, or by the Latin form of his name, Peirescius, was a French astronomer, antiquary and savant, who maintained a wide correspondence with scientists, and was a successful organizer of scientific inquiry. His research…