Yves Marie André

Yves-Marie André

Full name	Yves-Marie André
Other names	le Père André
Born	May 22, 1675(1675-05-22) Châteaulin, Finistère
Died	February 26, 1764(1764-02-26) (aged 88) Caen, Calvados
Era	18th-century philosophy
Region	French philosophy
Main interests	Aesthetics

Yves Marie André (1675–1764), also known as le Père André, was a French Jesuit mathematician, philosopher, and essayist.

André entered the Society of Jesus in 1693. Although distinguished in his scholastic studies, he adhered to Gallicanism and Jansenism and was thus unsuitable for responsible office. He thus pursued scientific studies and became royal professor of mathematics at Caen.^[1]

He is best known for his Essai sur le Beau (Essay on Beauty), a 1741 philosophical work on aesthetics, which made him famous at the time and remained a well-known work into the 19th century.^[2]

References

1. ^  "Yves Marie André". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913. 
2. ^ André, Essai sur le Beau in Œuvres Philosophiques (Paris: Adolphe Delahays, 1843).

External links

• Œuvres Philosophiques du Père André Collected works on the Internet Archive
• Essay on Beauty Annotated English translation of Essai sur le Beau

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Name	Andre, Yves Marie
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Date of birth	1675-05-22
Place of birth	Châteaulin, Finistère
Date of death	1764-02-26
Place of death	Caen, Calvados