What does Ormond mean? Ormond [or-mond] as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Ormond is mountain of bears; spear or ship protector. Also (Irish, Gaelic) red. An Irish surname. Associated with: old english, mountain, spear (warrior), protector (defender), red, surname. Ormond has 2 variants: Ormand and Ormonde.
In 1649 Descartes was invited to Stockholm by Queen Christina of Sweden. She wanted him to set up a new academy of science. RenÃ© Descartes died, aged 53, of pneumonia in Stockholm on February, 11 1650. He was buried at the Adolf Fredriks Church in Stockholm. In death, as in life, Descartes was mobile. 16 years after his first burial his remains were moved and buried in the Saint-Ãtienne-du-Mont church in Paris, France. In 1819 his remains minus skull and finger were moved again, this time to the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-PrÃ¨s in Paris, where he now rests.
RenÃ© Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. Dubbed the father of modern western philosophy, much of subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings, which are studied closely to this day. A native of the Kingdom of France, he spent about 20 years of his life in the Dutch Republic after serving for a while in the Dutch States Army of Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange and the Stadtholder of the United Provinces. He is generally considered one of the ...