| Authorised form of name | Espinasse; Charles David L' (c 1722 - 1794); professor of physics |
| Other forms of name | Charles |
| Other forms of surname | L'Epinasse |
| Dates | c 1722 - 1794 |
| Date of birth | c1722 |
| Date of death | 23 June 1794 |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Research field | Experimental natural philosophy |
| Physics |
| Mathematics |
| Activity | Career:
Professor at physics, Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland; refugee in England on account of religion (1769); instituted a bequest of 40 louis in favour of the Hospital of Nyon (June 1794, will probated 28 June 1794). |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 09/07/1767 |
| Proposer | Charles Morton |
| John Bevis |
| Benjamin Franklin |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Nyon archives (information suplied 2025)
Notes:
Last on PL for 1826. |
| Code | NA6916 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1767/21 | Epinasse, Charles L': certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/4/380 | Paper, 'Of a way of increasing the power of electrical machines' by Charles L'Epinasse | 1767 |