Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg | |
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Born | 12 February 1709 present-day Mayenne, France |
Died | 14 December 1779 (Age 70) Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
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.