Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg

Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg
Born12 February 1709
present-day Mayenne, France
Died14 December 1779 (Age 70)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Physician, botanist, writer, translator and publisher

Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg (12 February 1709 – 14 December 1779) was a French physician, botanist, writer, translator and publisher known for translating Benjamin Franklin's work into French and for inventing a gentlemen's umbrella fitted with a lightning conductor.[1] He designed a method of histographic visualizations which he called the Carte chronographique.

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