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Monday, September 21, 2020

Basic timeline of Rene Descartes

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This post is a basic timeline of philosopher Rene Descartes (1596-1650). There are 13 events listed below alphabetically. Source: Wikipedia

• 1596: Born in La Haye en Touraine, France
• 1607: Enrolls at Jesuit College Royal Henry-Le-Grand in La Fleche, France
• 1614: Enrolls at University of Poitiers
• 1618: Joins the Dutch States Army
• 1620: Moves to Paris, France
• 1628: Writes Rules for the Direction of the Mind
• 1629: Joins University of Franeker
• 1630: Joins Leiden University
• 1637: Publishes Discourse on the Method
• 1637: Publishes La Geometrie
• 1641: Publishes Meditations on First Philosophy
• 1949: Becomes tutor of Queen Christina of Sweden
• 1650: Died at age 53 in Stockholm, Sweden