Background
He was born in Blois, the son of Pierre Gousset and Marguerite Papin. He was a cousin of Denis Papin.
He was born in Blois, the son of Pierre Gousset and Marguerite Papin. He was a cousin of Denis Papin.
He was a student of Louis Cappel at Saumur Academy, and then became pastor at Poitiers. He left France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, and became professor of the University of Groningen in 1692.