Jean Richer

1630 – 1696 France

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Who was Jean Richer?

French astronomer

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Jean Richer (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born

January 1, 1630

Omonville-la-Petite

Died

1696

Paris

Nationality

Zodiac Sign

Capricorn

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