René Antoine Ferchault De Réaumur
1683-1757
French Naturalist, Physiologist and Physicist
French contemporaries referred to René de Réaumur as the "Pliny of the Eighteenth C...
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René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur was a French scientist who made outstanding contributions to several branches of science. He is perhaps best recognized for his work which established h...
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René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur was a French scientist who made outstanding contributions to several branches of science, including a well-regarded and influential study of insects tha...
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Réaumur was born in La Rochelle, France, to a wealthy family. Although little is known about his early schooling, it probably involved almost no math or science. However, in 1703, Réaumu...
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