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Sébastien Truchet

Sébastien Truchet was a French mathematician, engineer, designer, typographer, architect and regular priest (1657–1729). He was born at Lyon and died at Paris.

Also recorded as Père Sébastien; Sebastien Truchet; Pere Sebastien.

Sébastien Truchet in brief

Born
1657
Died
1729
Known for
mathematician, engineer, designer, typographer, architect, regular priest and mechanic
Place of birth
Lyon
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Identity and origins

Sébastien Truchet was recorded at birth as Jean Truchet. The authorities additionally record the headings Père Sébastien, Sebastien Truchet and Pere Sebastien. His recorded language was French.

Career and activity

Sébastien Truchet worked in mathematics, hydraulics, physics, graphic design and typography.

He belonged to French Academy of Sciences and Carmelites.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Truchet, Antoine Gaspard, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. truchet: Tiles and Random Mosaics Truchet Style Using the 'sf' Framework, CRAN: Contributed Packages, 2026. Abel-Truchet, Louis, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Abel-Truchet, Julia, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Truchet Tiles, Wolfram Demonstrations Project, 2007. Jeu de parquet et combinaisons, ou la double patrimonialisation d’un objet et de ses savoirs mathématiques, Philosophia Scientiæ, 2022.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by DataCite (Classiques Garnier).

Éloge du P. Sébastien Truchet, Carme. (2014) — DataCite (Classiques Garnier).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 1 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). 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 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 19 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

training under Nicolas Grollier de Servière is recorded. the recorded working language is French.

The field of work recorded is mathematics, hydraulics and physics.

Membership is recorded of French Academy of Sciences.

Works named in the authority record are Hydraulics of the Palace of Versailles park, Romain du Roi and Truchet tiles.

Chronology

  1. 1657Sébastien Truchet born at Lyon.
  2. 1729Sébastien Truchet died at Paris.
  3. 2014Éloge du P. Sébastien Truchet, Carme. digitised by DataCite (Classiques Garnier).

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. 1.

    Abel-Truchet, Julia, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Abel-Truchet, Louis, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “Sébastien Truchet”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Truchet Tiles, Wolfram Demonstrations Project, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Truchet, Antoine Gaspard, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    truchet: Tiles and Random Mosaics Truchet Style Using the 'sf' Framework, CRAN: Contributed Packages, 2026

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Sébastien Truchet.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1410935: Sébastien Truchet

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  9. 9.

    “Sébastien Truchet”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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