Charles Marie de La Condamine
French explorer, geographer, and mathematician (1701-1774)
Charles Marie de La Condamine was born on January 28, 1701 in Paris and died on February 4, 1774 in Paris, aged 73. Recorded occupations: mathematician, explorer, astronomer, botanist, encyclopédistes and geographer. Country of citizenship: Kingdom of France. Positions held include Member of the Académie française. Notable works include “French Geodesic Missions”. Educated at Collège Louis-le-Grand (Paris). Honours include Fellow of the Royal Society and Knight of the Royal Military and Hospitaller Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem united. Member of Académie Française, Royal Society of London, French Academy of Sciences and Académie de Stanislas (Nancy, France).
- Born
- January 28, 1701 · Paris
- Died
- February 4, 1774 · Paris
- Age at death
- 73
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of France
- Occupations
- mathematician, explorer, astronomer, botanist, encyclopédistes, geographer
- Positions held
- Member of the Académie française
- Notable works
- French Geodesic Missions
- Education
- Collège Louis-le-Grand (Paris)
- Honours
- Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight of the Royal Military and Hospitaller Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem united
- Wikipedia editions
- 33 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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