Authorised form of name | Lagny; Thomas Fantet de (1660 - 1734) |
Other forms of name | Thomas |
Other forms of surname | Fantet |
Langny |
de Lagny |
Dates | 1660 - 1734 |
Nationality | French |
Place of birth | Lyon, France |
Date of birth | 07 November 1660 |
Place of death | Paris, France |
Date of death | 11 or 12 April 1734 |
Research field | Mathematics |
Computation |
Activity | Education: Jesuit school in Lyons; Toulouse Career: Tutor to the Noailles family; lived in Paris (1696-1697); Professor of Hydrography at Rochefort; Deputy Director of Banque General (1716-1718) Memberships: Academie Royale des Sciences
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 01/12/1718 |
Relationships | Son of - Fantet, a royal official in Grenoble |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB Authority: Altnernative spelling Langny taken from the Record References: A Rupert Hall, 'Further Newton Correspondence' in NR 1982-83 vol 37 pp 7-34 Notes: Proposed by Abraham de Moivre. DSB gives death date as 11 April 1734 |
Code | NA1127 |
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