Simon De La Loubère
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Gender | Male |
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Date of birth | April 21,1642 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Toulouse |
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Died | Montesquieu-Volvestre |
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Nationality | French |
Books | A New Historical Relation of the Kingdom of Siam |
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ID | 3590988 |
Simon De La Loubère Life story
Simon de la Loubère was a French diplomat to Siam, writer, mathematician and poet. He is credited with bringing back a document which introduced Europe to Indian astronomy, the "Siamese method" of making magic squares, as well as one of the earliest description of parachutes.