Jean Theophile Desaguliers
1683 – 1744 French-born English natural philosopher, clergyman, Freemason
Newtonian scientist and clergyman who helped organize the first Masonic Grand Lodge.
- Religion
- Anglican Christianity. A Huguenot refugee who became an Anglican priest and Newtonian scientist.
- Affiliations
- Third Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England and a chief organizer of speculative Freemasonry.
John Theophilus Desaguliers was a Huguenot refugee who became an Anglican clergyman and a leading experimental scientist in Isaac Newton's circle. He served as Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England and was a driving force in shaping early speculative Freemasonry. He worked closely with James Anderson on the order's founding structure.
Connections
- associate of James Anderson — Both were central figures in the early Premier Grand Lodge of England.
- associate of James Anderson — Collaborated in building the early Grand Lodge and its Constitutions.