Louis-Bertrand Castel ( 1688 - 1757 )

Birth: Montpellier, France (11 November 1688) Death: Paris, France (11 January 1757) Profession: Clergyman, Roman Catholic Research Field: Physics, mathematics Education: Jesuit School at Toulouse Career: Entered the Society of Jesus (1703); Associate Editor of the Journal de Trevoux; Professor of Physics and Mathematics, College Louis le Grand; friend of Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (FRS 1730) friend of JT Woolhouse (FRS 1721); tutor to Montesquieu's son; the leading anti-Newtonian, he considered reasoning more important than experiment in science Memberships: Academie de Bordeaux; Academie de Rouen; Societe Royale de Lyon Membership: Fellow Election Date: 23/04/1730.