John Theophilus Desaguliers,法英哲学家和翻译家(卒于 1744 年)

John Theophilus Desaguliers FRS (12 March 1683 – 29 February 1744) was a British natural philosopher, clergyman, engineer and freemason who was elected to the Royal Society in 1714 as experimental assistant to Isaac Newton.他曾在牛津大学学习,后来在公开演讲中普及了牛顿理论及其实际应用。 Desaguliers 最重要的赞助人是第一代 Chandos 公爵 James Brydges。作为共济会会员,Desaguliers 对 1720 年代早期伦敦第一家 Grand Lodge 的成功发挥了重要作用,并担任其第三位大师。