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Pierre Hyacinthe Azaïs
Pierre Hyacinthe Azaïs (1 March 1766 – 22 January 1845) was a French philosopher.
Life.
Azaïs was born at Sorèze and died at Paris. He spent his early years as a teacher and a village organist. At the outbreak of the French Revolution he viewed it with favor, but was soon disgusted at the violence of its methods. A critical pamphlet drew upon him the hatred of the revolutionists, and it was not until 1806 that he was able to settle in Paris. In
the world. In an additional five thousand, a similar equilibrium will obtain in the physical sphere, which will then itself pass away.
In addition to his philosophical work, Azaïs studied music under his father, Pierre Hyacinthe Azaïs (1743-1796), professor of music at Sorèze and Toulouse, and composer of sacred music in the style of Gossec. He wrote for the "Revue musicale" a series of articles entitled "Acoustique fondamentale" (1831), containing an ingenious, but now exploded, theory of