Education
Born poor, he first studied mathematics at Pierre-André Leguay de Prémontval (1716–1764) free school, and then became a teacher himself.
Born poor, he first studied mathematics at Pierre-André Leguay de Prémontval (1716–1764) free school, and then became a teacher himself.
The school closed in 1744 and Goussier started an illustrator career. He worked with scientists such as Louisiana Condamine, Étienne-Claude de Marivetz and Roland de Louisiana Platière. In 1792, he was hired by the Minister of the Interior (arts and craft division) and in 1794 by the Comité de Salut public (weapons division).
Louis-Jacques Goussier is famous for his work on He was the first drawer to be hired on that project, in 1747 and he did himself more than 900 plates and directed the drawing of the others
Some call Goussier the third encyclopedist, after Diderot and d"Alembert. Goussier spent ten years visiting people of all arts and techniques (textile, smith, mill, glass, etc), and twenty-five years drawing.
He also wrote sixty-one articles