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Authorised form of nameAllonville; Jacques Eugene d' (1671 - 1732); Chevalier de Louville
Other forms of nameJacques Eugene d'Allonville
Other forms of surnameLouville
Dates1671 - 1732
NationalityFrench
Place of birthChateau de Louville, near Chartres, France
Date of birth14 July 1671
Date of death10 September 1732
OccupationSoldier
Research fieldAstronomy
ActivityCareer:
A younger son, he was intended by his parents for the Church; he refused and joined the Navy, serving at the Battle of La Hogue (1690); transferred to the Army; Captain in the Regiment du Roi (1700); taken prisoner at the Battle of Oudenaarde and spent two years in captivity in Holland; Colonel of the Dragons de la Reine; left the Army and went to Marseilles (1713); travelled to London to witness a total eclipse of the Sun (1715); moved to a small country house near Orleans (1717)
Memberships:
Academie Royale des Sciences (1714)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election09/06/1715
RelationshipsBrother of Charles Auguste d'Allonville, Marquis de Louville
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; NBG
Notes:
Proposed by Sir Isaac Newton
CodeNA5674
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