Yves Marie André (1675–1764), also known as le Père André, was a French
Jesuit
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mathematician,
philosopher
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essayist.
André entered the Society of Jesus in 1693. Although distinguished in his scholastic studies, he adhered to
Gallicanism and
Jansenism and was thus considered unsuitable for responsible office by Church authorities. He therefore pursued scientific studies and became royal professor of mathematics at Caen.
He is best known for his ''Essai sur le Beau'' (''Essay on Beauty''), a 1741 philosophical work on
aesthetics, which made him famous at the time and remained a well-known work into the 19th century.
[André, ''Essai sur le Beau'' in ''Œuvres Philosophiques'' (Paris: Adolphe Delahays, 1843).]
References
External links
Œuvres Philosophiques du Père AndréCollected works on the
Internet Archive
Essay on BeautyAnnotated English translation of ''Essai sur le Beau''
17th-century French Jesuits
French essayists
Jansenists
1675 births
1764 deaths
18th-century French Jesuits
17th-century French mathematicians
18th-century French mathematicians
18th-century French philosophers
French male essayists
18th-century essayists
18th-century French male writers
17th-century French male writers
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