Villette, Nicoolas François
Contenu
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Nom
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Villette, Nicoolas François
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Date de mort
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1736
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Lieu de naissance
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Lyon
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Lieu de mort
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Liège
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Couverture temporelle
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Late 17th/early 18th centuryLyon
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Couverture spatiale
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Lyon
Liège
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Biographie
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The eldest son of François I Villette (qv), who having acquired the same pewtering skills as his father worked with him and his brother Jean François. The brothers completed the 47cm mirror begun by their father and this was displayed for sale in London in 1718 by which timeNicooas François had been appointed mechanician - optician to the Elector of Cologne, Prince-Bishop of Liège (1). Villette had migrated to LIège in 1691 where he opened an optical workshopproducing small mirrors, microscopes and other optical goods. The 47cm burning mirror was displayed in his workshop where it was examined y Peter the Great of Russia during his visit to LIège 27 June 1717. In 1725 Villette married Jeanne Marie Charlier, leaving her with two young boys, Françjois Laurent and Nicolas at the moment of his death.(2)
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Notes biographiques
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1. Description,…, 1E718/ 1719, 14.
2. Rasquin 95 and references there giv en.
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Bibliographie
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A description of the great Burning-glass made by Mr Villette and his two sons born at Lyons, … In French and English, London 1718.
A description of the great Burning-glass made by Mr Villette and his two sons born at Lyons, … (English only), London 1719.
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Identifiant
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