| Authorised form of name | Messier; Charles (1730 - 1817) |
| Other forms of name | Charles-Joseph |
| Dates | 1730 - 1817 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Badonviller, Lorraine, France |
| Date of birth | 26 June 1730 |
| Place of death | Paris, France |
| Date of death | 11 or 12 April 1817 |
| Research field | Astronomy |
| Activity | Career:
First to discover Encke's comet
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 06/12/1764 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
Authority:
AltName from The Times, 26 June 2001
Notes:
Possible death date of 11 April 1817 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/68968250 |
| Code | NA5568 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| L&P/4/329 | Letter, 'Of the second comet of 1766 - ephemeris calculates for May and June' from Jean Hyacinthe de Magellan and Charles Messier to Matthew Maty | 12 May 1766 |
| L&P/4/293 | Paper, 'The solar eclipse of 16 August 1765 as observed at Colombes, Paris' by Charles Messier | 23 November 1765 |
| L&P/4/244 | Letter, 'Meteorological observations at Riga for December 1763 and January-March 1764 and on his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society' from Nicholas de Himsel and Charles Messier | 7 January 1765 |
| L&P/5/97 | Paper, 'Of a remarkable Aurora borealis seen at Paris' by Charles Messier | 1769 |
| L&P/5/204 | Letter, 'Of the Abbe Chappe's observations on the transits and of his death' from Charles Messier to John Hyacinth de Magellan | 1770 |
| L&P/4/321 | Paper, 'Another new comet, first seen on April 8' by Charles Messier | 1766 |
| L&P/5/249 | Letter, 'Elements of the recent comet' from Charles Messier to J H de Magelhaens | 12 May 1771 |
| EC/1764/27 | Messier, Charles: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/4/322 | Letter, 'Of the two comets of 1766' from Charles Messier to the Royal Society | 10 April 1766 |
| L&P/4/310 | Letter, 'Of two new comets' from Charles Messier to the Royal Society | 11 March 1766 |
| AP/4/13 | Unpublished drawing, 'The present appearance of Saturn with its belt' by [Charles] Messier | 29 May 1776 |
| L&P/5/209 | Letter, 'Of a new comet' from Charles Messier to J H Magalhaens | 1771 |
| L&P/4/291 | Paper, 'Le retour de la celebre comete de 1682 [The return of the famous comet of 1682]' by Charles Messier | 1765 |
| L&P/8/123 | Paper, 'Extrait d'une letter sur la decouverte d'une nouvlle planete [Extract from a letter on the discovery of a new planet]' by Charles Messier | 8 January 1785 |