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Cureau de la Chambre was a 17th century French physician and philosopher, he served as physician to Chancellor Seguier, as well as to Louis XIII & Louis XIV. Les Characteres is his study of man's character and "passions" and is a significant contribution to the history of psychology. Cureau was one of Richelieu's first appointees to the Académie Française, and was one of the earliest members of the French Academy of Sciences.