author
Amédée Guillemin
1826–1893
A 19th-century French writer who helped make astronomy and physics exciting for general readers, he turned big scientific ideas into lively, approachable books. His popular works on the sky, the Moon, the Sun, and other natural phenomena reached readers in France and beyond through translation.
1 Audiobook
Cosmografía
by Amédée Guillemin
About the author
Born in Pierre-de-Bresse on July 5, 1826, Amédée Victor Guillemin became a French science writer and journalist known for bringing science to a wide audience. He studied at Beaune before completing his degree in Paris, and in the 1850s he taught mathematics while also writing for the liberal press.
In 1860 he moved to Chambéry, where he worked for the weekly political magazine La Savoie. After Savoy was annexed by France, he settled in Paris and focused on scientific journalism and books for general readers.
Guillemin is especially remembered for a long run of popular science titles published between the 1860s and 1880s, including books on the heavens, the Moon, the Sun, comets, and physical phenomena. He died in his hometown of Pierre-de-Bresse on January 2, 1893, leaving behind a body of work that helped make modern science more accessible and visually engaging for everyday readers.