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Born La Roque-Gageac near Sarlat, (Dordogne), France, 1561 or 1562
Died Sarlat, (Dordogne), France, 1636
Jean Tarde was an early French Copernican and student of sunspots. The social status of Tarde’s family is uncertain, although probably bourgeois. At his death, Tarde left behind a considerable estate, and his family remained in high positions in the bourgeois community. Tarde received his doctorate in law from the University of Cahors and then continued his studies at the University of Paris. He was ordained a priest and assigned to the parish of Carves, near Belvès. Soon after, he was promoted to canon theologian of Sarlat’s cathedral. The bishop of Sarlat, Louis de Salignac, wishing to ascertain the effects of France’s religious wars on the diocese, appointed Tarde as vicar general in 1594, commissioning him to map out the diocese. In 1599, Henri IV appointed him an almoner (royal chaplain), for which Tarde received a pension.
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Saridakis, V. (2014). Tarde, Jean. In: Hockey, T., et al. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9917-7_1361
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