| Authorised form of name | Arago; Dominique Francois Jean (1786 - 1853); mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician |
| Dates | 1786 - 1853 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Estagel, France |
| Date of birth | 26 February 1786 |
| Place of death | Paris, France |
| Date of death | 02 October 1853 |
| Research field | Physics |
| Astronomy |
| Activity | Career:
Secretary to the Observatory, Paris; commissioned with Biot to complete meridional measurements; had to escape from Majorca, but was captured by Spanish corsair on his way to Marseilles, which he finally reached (1809); made geodetic observations with Biot on coasts of France, Scotland and England (1818); measured the second's pendulum at Leith and at Unst, Shetland; played a prominent part in the revolution (1830); refused to take the oath of allegiance to Louis Napoleon (1851); died of Bright's disease and dropsy
Memberships:
Royal Institute of France
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| Membership category | Foreign Member |
| Date of election | 12/03/1818 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1825; Rumford Medal 1850 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1850-1854 vol 6 pp 359-365
References:
K K Schwarz, 'Faraday and Babbage' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp367-381 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/64023378 |
| Code | NA2974 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1817/32 | Arago, Dominique Francois Jean: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/000118 | Arago, Dominique Francois Jean | nd |
| IM/000119 | Arago, Dominique Francois Jean | nd |
| MS/426/438 | Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to W Wyon | 29 November 1850 |
| MS/426/311 | Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir David Brewster | 7 February 1848 |
| AP/27/24/2 | Unpublished letter, 'The theory of vision [part 2]' from W F [William Ford] Stevenson to Samuel Hunter Christie | 15 March 1845 |
| IM/000120 | Arago, Dominique Francois Jean | nd |
| MC/2 | Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1832-1838 |
| MC/2/144 | Letter from Joseph Barclay Pentland, Rue de l'Université, Paris, to John William Lubbock, [Treasurer of the Royal Society] | 14 November 1834 |
| MC/5/158 | Letter from J F W [John Frederick William] Herschel, Harley Street, to Lord Rosse, [President of the Royal Society] | 24 March 1854 |
| MC/4/16 | Letter from Jean Jacques Beaux, physician, Paris, to the Secretary of the Royal Society | 16 March 1844 |
| MC/4 | Volume 4 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1844-1850 |
| MC/5 | Volume 5 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1851-1858 |
| AP/27/24 | Unpublished letters, 'The theory of vision' from W F [William Ford] Stevenson to Samuel Hunter Christie | March-April 1845 |
| AP/27/24/1 | Unpublished letter, 'The theory of vision [part 1]' from W F [William Ford] Stevenson to Samuel Hunter Christie | 1 March 1845 |