Samuel Sorbiere ( 1615 - 1670 )

Birth: Saint Ambroix, Languedoc, France, Europe (17 September 1615) Death: Paris, France, Europe (9 April 1670) Occupation: Clergyman, Roman Catholic Physician Education: Educated by his uncle, Samuel Petit; Paris; MD Career: Practised in Holland (until 1650); published French translation of Thomas More's 'Utopia' (1643), of Thomas Hobbes' 'De Cive' (1649), and of Hobbes' 'De Corpore Politico, or the Elements of Law' (1652); Director of the College d'Orange; raised as a Protestant, he converted to Catholicism (1653) and became a priest; travelled to Rome (1655 and 1667); Historiographer to Louis XIV (1660); held a number of minor benefices Memberships: Montmor Academy (1650s; founding member) Membership: Original Fellow Election Date: 22/06/1663 Other RSActivity: Contributed to observations and experiments (1663).