Son of Jean Abraham Rodolphe Gaulis and Jeanne Louise Dorothée Porta. In 1786 he married Jeanne Marie Louis Bergier (daughter of Elie, Lord of Vuarrens). A notary, he owned the castle of Colombier-sur-Morges between 1783 and 1831. He served as the last "Baillival" Secretary in Lausanne; as substitute Deputy of Lausanne at the Provisional Assembly of the Pays de Vaud in 1798; and Clerk of the Cantonal Court from 1800 to 1802; before serving as Deputy of the Grand Council of the Canton of Vaud between 1803 and 1808.
Title
(1st notebook) Observations meteorologiques et Journal 1785
Genre / Art
Diary
Additional genre details
Period writen
1 January 1785 - 22 October 1834
Period covered
1 January 1785 - 22 October 1834
Format / Language
Autograph, French
Physical description
50 notebooks, 12 x 20 cm
Content
The author kept a notebook each year until his death. In the last notebook the entry for October 20, 1834 is written in another hand and states: "the dear father has left us today". Each notebook is systematically organized in the same way: the date is inscribed in the left-hand margins and accompanied by meteorological observations; while the right-hand page mentions daily activities (visits received or returned; walks; shopping in town; writing etc.). He also specifies when he did nothing so that each day has at least one entry.
