Jean Bourdon
Jean Bourdon was a French engineer, surveyor, cartographer, lawyer, explorer and politician (1601–1668). He was born at Rouen and died at Quebec City.
Also recorded as Sieur de Saint-François; Sieur de Saint-Francois; M. de Saint-Jean.
Jean Bourdon in brief
- Born
- 1601
- Died
- 1668
- Known for
- engineer, surveyor, cartographer, lawyer, explorer, politician and official
- Place of birth
- Rouen
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Sieur de Saint-François, Sieur de Saint-Francois and M. de Saint-Jean. His recorded language was French.
He married Jacqueline Potel and Anne Gasnier. 3 children are recorded: Anne Bourdon, Marguerite Bourdon and Jean-François Bourdon de Dombourg.
Catalogued works
19 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1640 to 1822.
Renforcer la mesure sur la qualité de l'éducation. L'efficacité externe de l'éducation. Growth and Properties of Metal Clusters. La magistrature sous le Consulat et l'Empire. La réforme judiciaire de l'an VIII .. Le conseil ge ne ral. Les assemble es parlementaires sous la Ve re publique. Les assemblées parlementaires sous la 5e république. The Christ Child Trampling a Snake, dated ca. 1640–50, etching; second state of two, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1979.578.2. Christ Receiving the Children, dated c. 1655, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1959.57. Portrait of a Man, dated 1657–58, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1975.582. To Bury the Dead, from The Works of Mercy, dated 1656–57, engraving in black on cream laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1997.420. Considérations sur les animaux en général / [Jean Baptiste Isidore Bourdon]., dated 1822, held by Wellcome Collection. Recherches sur le mécanisme de la respiration et sur la circulation du sang / [Jean Baptiste Isidore Bourdon]., dated 1820, held by Wellcome Collection. One of the seven Acts of Mercy: burying the dead. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself., held by Wellcome Collection. An angel with a sword descends on a town, bringing the plague. Etching by S. Bourdon., held by Wellcome Collection. One of the seven Acts of Mercy: Lot welcomes two angels to his house in Sodom, representing hospitality for travellers. Line engraving by S. Bourdon after himself., held by Wellcome Collection. Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint John the Baptist and an angel. Engraving by J.J. Avril after Duchemin after S. Bourdon., held by Wellcome Collection. Venus [Aphrodite]. Etching by L.M.Y. Quéverdo and J. Pillement and engraving by C. Niquet the elder after Bourdon., held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
7 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Bourdon, Jean, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Bourdon, Louis Jean Baptiste, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Bourdon Jean. - Considérations sur les causes des deux guerres, Population, 1947. William BOURDON, Petit manuel de désobéissance citoyenne , Jean-Claude Lattès , février 2014, 217 p., Revue française d'administration publique, 2014. Bourdon, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Market Returns to Education in Pakistan, Corrected for Endogeneity Bias, Lahore Journal of Economics, 2024. Economic Returns to Education in France: OLS and Instrumental Variable Estimations, Lahore Journal of Economics, 2024.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 7 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1601Jean Bourdon born at Rouen.
- 1668Jean Bourdon died at Quebec City.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Bourdon Jean. - Considérations sur les causes des deux guerres, Population, 1947
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
- 3.
Bourdon, Jean, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
Bourdon, Louis Jean Baptiste, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
Open Library author record for Jean Bourdon (Internet Archive), 7 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 6.
William BOURDON, Petit manuel de désobéissance citoyenne , Jean-Claude Lattès , février 2014, 217 p., Revue française d'administration publique, 2014
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 7.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming Jean Bourdon.
open access index · Unverified
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The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Jean Bourdon.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 9.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Jean Bourdon (2 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Consult the source - 10.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 7 works naming Jean Bourdon.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 11.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q3170920: Jean Bourdon
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Consult the source - 12.
“Jean Bourdon”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
Elsewhere in Maps and atlases
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