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Yves Marie André (1675–1764), also known as le Père André, was a French Jesuit mathematician, philosopher, and essayist.

Yves-Marie André
Born	(1675-05-22)May 22, 1675 Châteaulin, Finistère
Died	February 26, 1764(1764-02-26) (aged 88) Caen, Calvados
Other names	le Père André
Era	18th-century philosophy
Region	French philosophy
Main interests	Aesthetics

André entered the Society of Jesus in 1693. Although distinguished in his scholastic studies, he adhered to Gallicanism and Jansenism and was thus considered unsuitable for responsible office by Church authorities. He therefore pursued scientific studies and became royal professor of mathematics at Caen.[1]

He is best known for his Essai sur le Beau (Essay on Beauty), a 1741 philosophical work on aesthetics, which made him famous at the time and remained a well-known work into the 19th century.[2]

References

External links

• Œuvres Philosophiques du Père André Collected works on the Internet Archive
• Essay on Beauty Annotated English translation of Essai sur le Beau

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