Christopher Maire (1697–1767)

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Biographical data

1697 640 Born in Durham, England
1715 640 Entered the Society of Jesus in Watten, Nord
1767 640 Died in Ghent

Education

1718 – 1720 640 Studied philosophy in Liège
1725 – 1728 640 Studied theology in Liège

Career

1734 – 1738 640 Teacher of philosophy, theology in Liège
1738 – 1755 640 Teacher in Rome
1744 – 1750 640 Rector in Rome
640 Occupied himself with mathematics, astronomy
463 Teacher of literae humaniores in Saint-Omer

Relations

640 On behalf of Pope Benedict XIV, Maire was paired with Bošković to make a map of the Papal States

Alternate names

Christophe Maire

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Related subjects

Philosophy Theology Mathematics Astronomy Literae humaniores

Relations

Rudjer Bošković

Pope Benedict XIV

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Sources

463 Sommervogel, Carlos (Ed., Reprint 1960): Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jésus. Tome V.
640 Holt, G. (2001): “Maire, Christopher”. In: Diccionario histórico de la Compañía de Jesús. Ed. by Charles O'Neill, Universidad Pontifica Comillas, Madrid, p. 2478.

Recommended Citation

Christopher Maire (1697–1767). In: Jesuit Science Network, version 03/11/2018. URL: http://jsn.soohwalee.com/p/925/.