Died 1822-08-19.
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Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre
Jean Baptiste Joseph, chevalier Delambre was a French mathematician, astronomer, historian of astronomy, and geodesist. He was also director of the Paris Observatory, and author of well-known books on the history of astronomy from ancient times to the 18th century. He is known for his expedition to gather geodetical measurements in order to define the metre.
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science · French mathematician and astronomer (1749–1822) · astronomer · mathematician · historian · professor · historian of science · also Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, Jean-Baptiste Delambre, Delambre
Born 19 September 1749 · Died 19 August 1822 · Q246517
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1822· 3 entries
Awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1822).
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And was interred in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris
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1821· 1 entry
Awarded Officer of the Legion of Honour (1821).
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1815· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour (1815).
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1807· 1 entry
Her son, Achille-César-Charles de Pommard (1781–1807) assisted Delambre on several occasions in his astronomical and geodetical surveys, notably the measuring of the baselines for the meridian survey, and the latitude definition for Paris in December 1799 which was presented to the Conference of Savants.
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1804· 3 entries
Was appointed director of the Paris Observatory
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Career landmark: director (1804–1822).
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Married Elisabeth-Aglaée Leblanc de Pommard, a widow with whom he had lived already for a long time
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1803· 1 entry
Was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia
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1801· 1 entry
First Consul Bonaparte took the presidency of the French Academy of Sciences and appointed Delambre its Permanent Secretary for the Mathematical Sciences, a post he held until his death
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1791· 1 entry
Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society (1791).
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1783· 1 entry
Studied at Collège de France (1780–1783).
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1766· 1 entry
Studied at College Duplessis (1765–1766).
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1749· 1 entry
Born 1749-09-19.
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