[Revised entry by Patricia Easton on May 22, 2023. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography, notes.html] Dom Robert Desgabets (1610 - 1678) was an early defender and teacher of the Cartesian philosophy at St. Maur in the region of Lorraine, France. He was born in Ancemont and in 1636 became a monk in the Benedictine order. He taught theology at Saint-Evre at Toul between 1635 - 1655 and served as Procurer General of Mihiel to Paris during 1648 - 49. Although he is little-known today, he played an important role in the development and transmission of the Cartesian philosophy, especially in Paris and Toulouse. He is best...