| Authorised form of name | Desmaizeaux; Peter (? 1672 - 1745) |
| Other forms of name | Pierre |
| Peter des |
| Other forms of surname | Des Maizeaux |
| Maizeaux |
| Dates | ? 1672 - 1745 |
| Date of birth | 1672 or 1673 |
| Date of death | 11 July 1745 |
| Occupation | Author |
| Activity | Education:
Academy of Berne (1690-1695); Geneva (1695-1699)
Career:
Fled to Avenches, Switzerland, with his family after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685); came to England at the invitation of the 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1699); lived by tutoring and doing literary work; awarded a pension of 3s 6d a day (1709); worked as literary agent and editor; Gentleman of the Privy Chamber (1722)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 03/11/1720 |
| Relationships | Son of Louis Desmaizeaux, Protestant Pastor of Paillat, Auvergne, France; married Anne |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Authority:
Alternative first name from DNB; alternative surname from Charter Book; alternative Des Maizeaux from the Record
References:
Derek Massarella, 'Philip Henry Zollman, the Royal Society's First Assistant Secretary for Foreign Correspondence' in NR 1992 vol 46 pp 219-234
Notes:
Possible birth date of 1673. Proposed by Edmond Halley |
| Code | NA7774 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| CMO/2/295 | Minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society | 3 November 1720 |