Colbert, Jean-Baptiste
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 29 August 1619 at 07:00:32 (= 07:00:32 AM ) | ||
| Place | Reims, France, 49n15, 4e02 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m4e02 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   05°25'   25°39 Asc. 24°21'
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Biography
French government employee, a cabinet minister to King Louis XIV. He was Superintendent of buildings and of Commerce in 1664, Comptroller General of Finance 1665 and Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of State1669. When he created the French Academy of Science in 1666, he excluded astrology from the curriculum.
Colbert died 9/06/1683, Paris.
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 6 September 1683 (Age 63)
- Work : Start Business 1666 (Created the French Academy of Science)
- Social : End a program of study 1666 (Excluded astrology from curriculum)
Source Notes
Arthur Blackwell quotes Roscoe Hope, from Colbert's dad's diary
Categories
- Vocation : Business : Economist
- Vocation : Politics : Public office (Cabinet Minister, Secretary of State)
- Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator (Founder of the French Academy of Science)
