Pierre Perrault

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Pierre Perrault was a 17th-century French lawyer and hydrologist best known for his pioneering work on the origins of springs and the water cycle.

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instanceOf human
hydrologist
scientist
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1611-06-26
dateOfDeath 1680-11-02
educatedAt University of Paris NERFINISHED
employer French government NERFINISHED
era 17th century
familyName Perrault NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork hydrology
law
natural philosophy
gender male
givenName Pierre NERFINISHED
hasPublication De l’origine des fontaines NERFINISHED
hasRelative Charles Perrault NERFINISHED
influenced Edme Mariotte NERFINISHED
Edmund Halley NERFINISHED
modern hydrology
influencedBy René Descartes NERFINISHED
knownFor challenging classical theories on the origin of springs
demonstrating that rainfall is sufficient to feed springs and rivers
pioneering quantitative study of the water cycle
languageOfWorkOrName French
methodology measurement of rainfall and river discharge
use of quantitative experiments in hydrology
nativeLanguage French
notableIdea quantitative water balance of river basins
notableWork De l’origine des fontaines NERFINISHED
occupation civil servant
hydrologist
lawyer
partOf Scientific Revolution NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Paris
placeOfDeath Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Paris
positionHeld tax collector
publicationDate 1674
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Paris
scientificDiscipline hydrology
sibling Charles Perrault NERFINISHED
workLocation Paris

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Perrault hasNotableBearer Pierre Perrault