What does Ormond mean? Ormond [or-mond] as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Ormond is mountain of bears; spear or ship protector. Also (Irish, Gaelic) red. An Irish surname. Associated with: old english, mountain, spear (warrior), protector (defender), red, surname. Ormond has 2 variants: Ormand and Ormonde.
In 1649 Descartes was invited to Stockholm by Queen Christina of Sweden. She wanted him to set up a new academy of science. RenÃ© Descartes died, aged 53, of pneumonia in Stockholm on February, 11 1650. He was buried at the Adolf Fredriks Church in Stockholm. In death, as in life, Descartes was mobile. 16 years after his first burial his remains were moved and buried in the Saint-Ãtienne-du-Mont church in Paris, France. In 1819 his remains minus skull and finger were moved again, this time to the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-PrÃ¨s in Paris, where he now rests.
Early Life. Philosopher RenÃ© Descartes was born on March 31, 1596, in La Haye en Touraine, a small town in central France, which has since been renamed after him to honor its most famous son. He was the youngest of three children, and his mother, Jeanne Brochard, died within his first year of life.