Paul Hay du Chastelet


Paul Hay du Chastelet was a French magistrate, orator, and writer. His brother, Daniel Hay du Chastelet de Chambon, was a mathematician.

Biography

Du Chastelet was born at Laval, Mayenne, a member of the ancient house of Hay in Brittany region of France. He became a councillor in 1616 and Advocate-General of the Parliament of Brittany in 1618.