Mathematician:Pierre de Carcavi

Mathematician
French mathematician who was also a secretary of the National Library of France under Louis XIV.

Noted for his correspondence with, , , , , and.

His birth date is uncertain. The Académie des Sciences gives $1603$ but historians generally seem to prefer $1600$.

Nationality
French

History

 * Born: 1603 or possibly 1600 (uncertain) in Lyon, France
 * 1632: Set up by his father as a counsellor to the parliament of Toulouse, where he met.
 * 1636: Bought an office of counsellor in the Grand Conseil in Paris, with the aid of his father
 * February 1638: Eloped with and married Louise de Chaponay
 * 1648: Forced to sell office to pay for debts of his bankrupt father
 * September 1648: Death of
 * 1648: Obtain a post with Roger du Plessis, the Duke of Liancourt
 * 1663: Took on job of cataloguing Cardinal Mazarin's library
 * 1666: Elected to Académie des Sciences
 * Died: April 1684 in Paris, France

Also known as
The name Carcavi can also be seen spelt Carcavy.