  In the wake of Gassendi's death, his general renown, influence on French schooling and popular conceptions of natural science, and rivalry for Descartes' legacy, all grew. This impact was enhanced by the 1674-1675 publication of a condensed, abridged, reorganized, and occasionally paraphrased version of the Opera Omnia, written in French by Gassendi's acolyte, François Bernier. Over the following half century, the “Gassendistes” stood as formidable opponents to the “Cartésiennes” in French debates over educational and scientific matters, and Gassendi's thinking spread—variously influencing Leibniz, Boyle, Locke, and Newton, among others.