Jean-André Mongez
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Jean-André Mongez was a French priest and mineralogist. He died at Vanikoro
, on the La Pérouse
expedition.
. He joined the regular canons of Sainte-Geneviève Abbey
and devoted himself to scientific studies, giving his findings to several scholarly societies.
Editor of the Journal de Physique, he belonged to the Société d’histoire naturelle at the académies de Rouen, Dijon and Lyon. Many had called for him to enter the Académie des sciences when he left in 1785 as doctor and almoner
to the Pérouse expedition. He had been presented for this role by his abbot at Sainte-Geneviève Abbey
, Pingré
, and his talents also extended to ornithology, entomology, water chemistry, and mineral salts. He received patents from the Jardin royal des plantes to collect for it before setting out.
In the course of the voyage, at Ténérife
, all the ship's scholars climbed the mountain, with La Martinière
collecting plants and Monneron making an attempt to level out the peak (which failed since the muletiers refused to go right to the top). Father Louis Receveur
and his colleagues Lamanon
and Mongez experimented on air, magnetics and electricity at the peak. At Macao
Lamanon, La Martinière, Mongez and Receveur addressed a collective letter to Lapérouse complaining that he did not listen to them sufficiently.
Vanikoro
Vanikoro is an island from the Santa Cruz group, located 118 km to the Southeast of the main Santa Cruz group. It belongs administratively to the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands....
, on the La Pérouse
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse
Jean François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse was a French Navy officer and explorer whose expedition vanished in Oceania.-Early career:...
expedition.
Life
Mongez was born in LyonLyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
. He joined the regular canons of Sainte-Geneviève Abbey
Sainte-Geneviève Abbey
The Abbey of St Genevieve was a French monastery in Paris, suppressed at the time of the French Revolution.-History:...
and devoted himself to scientific studies, giving his findings to several scholarly societies.
Editor of the Journal de Physique, he belonged to the Société d’histoire naturelle at the académies de Rouen, Dijon and Lyon. Many had called for him to enter the Académie des sciences when he left in 1785 as doctor and almoner
Almoner
An almoner is a chaplain or church officer who originally was in charge of distributing cash to the deserving poor.Historically, almoners were Christian religious functionaries whose duty was to distribute alms to the poor. Monasteries were required to spend one tenth of their income in charity to...
to the Pérouse expedition. He had been presented for this role by his abbot at Sainte-Geneviève Abbey
Sainte-Geneviève Abbey
The Abbey of St Genevieve was a French monastery in Paris, suppressed at the time of the French Revolution.-History:...
, Pingré
Alexandre Guy Pingré
Alexandre Guy Pingré was a French astronomer, priest, and naval geographer.He was born in Paris, France, and was educated at Senlis, where he became professor of theology in 1735. At an early age he had developed an interest in astronomy, and in 1749 he was appointed professor of astronomy at the...
, and his talents also extended to ornithology, entomology, water chemistry, and mineral salts. He received patents from the Jardin royal des plantes to collect for it before setting out.
In the course of the voyage, at Ténérife
Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
, all the ship's scholars climbed the mountain, with La Martinière
Joseph Hugues Boissieu La Martinière
Joseph Hughes de Boissieu La Martinière, also called Joseph La Martinière was a French botanist and biologist...
collecting plants and Monneron making an attempt to level out the peak (which failed since the muletiers refused to go right to the top). Father Louis Receveur
Louis Receveur
Claude-Francois Joseph Louis Receveur was a French Franciscan priest, naturalist and astronomer who sailed with Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse....
and his colleagues Lamanon
Robert de Lamanon
Jean Honoré Robert de Paul de Lamanon, known as Robert de Lamanon was a French botanist, physician and meteorologist. He joined several scientific expeditions and eventually died on one .-Family:He belonged to the lordly family of Lamanon, ennobled in 1572...
and Mongez experimented on air, magnetics and electricity at the peak. At Macao
Mação
Mação is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 400.0 km² and a total population of 7,763 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of eight parishes, and is located in the Santarém District....
Lamanon, La Martinière, Mongez and Receveur addressed a collective letter to Lapérouse complaining that he did not listen to them sufficiently.
Publications
- Description, usages et avantages de la machine pour la fracture des jambes d’Albert Pieropan, 1782, in-8° ;
- Manuel du minéralogiste, etc., traduit de BergmannBergmannBergmann is a surname which is German or Swedish, in origin, respectively. It means 'mountain man' as well as 'miner' in both languages. Bergman is a common surname in the Netherlands and is also a common Jewish Surname, derived from Yiddish.- People :...
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