Étienne Chauvin (1640 - 1725)
1640-04-18Nîmes, France1725-04-06Berlin, Germany
Étienne Chauvin
Étienne Chauvin was a French Protestant theologian and philosopher.
Chauvin's philosophy and worldview were entirely Cartesian. After his expulsion from Nîmes, Étienne Chauvin withdrew to Rotterdam, where he preached for several years in the Walloon Church. He was succeeded as professor of Baille at Rotterdam. In 1695 the Elector of Brandenburg appointed him pastor and professor of philosophy, and afterward inspector of the French college at Berlin.
Etienne Chauvin's major work is Lexicon Rationale, sive Thesaurus Philosophicus (1692). He also wrote Theses on the Knowledge of God (1662) and published the New Journal of Scholars (1694-1698).
Date and place of birt: | 18 april 1640, Nîmes, France |
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Date and place of death: | 6 april 1725, Berlin, Germany |
Period of activity: | XVII, XVIII century |
Specialization: | Philosopher, Theologian, Writer |
Genre: | Religious genre |