A Paris-born French satirist writer who posthumously became a character in many romantic legends, often without historical foundation. He entered the military career and was wounded in the siege of Arras (1640). He left the army (1641) and went on to study under the philosopher and mathematician Pierre Gassendi, precursor of modern materialism. Influenced by the master's scientific theories and philosophy, he wrote his two most famous works: Histoire comique des états et empires de la Lune (1656) and Histoire comique des états et empires du Soleil (1662), describing imaginary journeys to the Moon and the Sun.
Published posthumously, these stories satirized the religious and astronomical beliefs of previous centuries, which saw the world as a geocentric system. With new scientific theories, it was easy to ridicule religious authorities and encourage materialism. He even predicted some inventions and discoveries, such as the phonograph and the atomic structure of matter. For the theater he wrote the tragedy La Mort d'Agrippine (1654) and the comedy Le Pédant joué (1654). Also considered a master of baroque prose, he led an unruly life and died in Paris at a relatively young age.
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