was well-versed in astronomy, mathematics, and hydrography, and held the certificate of Maîtrise d'hydrographe.

He had three children with his wife Marie Françoise Josseau, including sons Pierre Bouguer, who succeeded him in his position at Le Croisic and continued the family navigation school, and Jan Bouguer, who took over the family school when his brother left for Paris some years later.

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