▁was ▁a ▁French ▁phys ician , ▁an atom ist , ▁libert ine ▁and ▁fre eth ink er . ▁ ▁Life ▁▁ ▁Bour del ot ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Sor bon ne ▁( 1 6 2 9 ) ▁and ▁travel led ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 4 ▁to ▁Rome ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁count ▁François ▁de ▁No a illes . ▁In ▁ 1 6 3 8 ▁he ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁France ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁private ▁doctor ▁of ▁the ▁Cond é ▁family . ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 0 ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁Bour del ot , ▁a ▁circle ▁for ▁scient ists , ▁philosoph ers ▁and ▁authors , ▁that ▁came ▁together ▁twice ▁a ▁month . ▁When ▁his ▁uncle ▁died , ▁he ▁inherited ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁books ▁and ▁manuscript s . ▁When ▁Louis ▁II ▁de ▁Bour bon , ▁prince ▁de ▁Cond é , ▁because ▁of ▁actions ▁during ▁the ▁F ron de ▁against ▁Ab sol ut ism , ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁Maz arin , ▁he ▁took ▁off ; ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 2 ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁Stockholm . ▁Bour del ot ▁took ▁many ▁manuscript s ▁with ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁present . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁influence ▁on ▁her ▁with ▁his ▁j okes ▁and ▁po ems ▁by ▁Pietro ▁A ret ino . ▁Within ▁four ▁weeks ▁she ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁recovered ▁and ▁enjo ying ▁life . ▁Magn us ▁Gabriel ▁de ▁la ▁Gard ie ▁and ▁Christ ina ' s ▁mother ▁Maria ▁Ele on ora ▁of ▁Brandenburg ▁were ▁shock ed ▁by ▁his ▁behavior ▁and ▁Bour del