Born in
Vaucouleurs. on November 5
1644 from a
physician father, he studied
law at
Pont-à-Mousson, became a lawyer before settling in
Paris in
1674 and becoming a
geography and
history professor, later obtaining the post of
Royal Censor. One of his students was
Henri François d'Aguesseau, future
Chancellor of
France His main work was a universal history in 7 volumes published posthumously in 1731. He also authored a historical description of
Siam Delisle had eleven sons. Amongst them figure: •
Guillaume Delisle (1675-1726), geographer and cartographer •
Simon-Claude Delisle (1676-1726), historian who continued the works of his father •
Louis de l'Isle de la Croyère (1687-1741), astronomer and explorer •
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688-1768), astronomer, inventor of the
Delisle scale == References ==