Mathurin Jacques Brisson
 |
Mathurin Jacques Brisson |
Mathurin Jacques Brisson (
April 30,
1723 –
June 23,
1806) was a
French zoologist and
natural philosopher.
Brisson was born at
Fontenay-le-Comte. The earlier part of his life was spent in the pursuit of
natural history, his published works in this department including
Le Règne animal (
1756) and
Ornithologie (
1760).
After the death of
R. A. F. Reaumur, whose assistant he was, he abandoned natural history, and was appointed professor of natural philosophy at
Navarre and later at
Paris. His most important work in this department was his
Pesanteur Spécifique des Corps (
1787), but he published several other books on physical subjects which were in considerable repute for a time.
He died at
Croissy near Paris.
