| Authorised form of name | Privat de Molieres; Joseph (1677 - 1742) |
| Other forms of name | Joseph Privat de |
| Other forms of surname | Molieres |
| Dates | 1677 - 1742 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Tarascon, Bouches-du-Rhone, France |
| Date of birth | 1677 |
| Place of death | Paris, France |
| Date of death | 12 May 1742 |
| Occupation | Clergyman, Roman Catholic |
| Research field | Physics |
| Mathematics |
| Activity | Education:
Oratorian schools at Aix, Marseilles, Arles, Angers
Career:
Entered the Congregation of the Oratory, against the wishes of his parents; taught in Oratorian schools at Saumur, Juilly and Soissons; left to pursue his career in Paris (1704); Professor of Philosophy, College Royale (1723)
Memberships:
Academie Royale des Sciences (1721)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 16/01/1729 |
| Proposer | William Rutty |
| Sir Hans Sloane |
| John Gaspar Scheuchzer |
| Relationships | Son of Charles Privat de Molieres and his wife, Martine Robins de Brabantane |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB |
| Code | NA6691 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| LBO/19/101 | Copy letter from the Joseph Privat de Molieres, Paris, to William Rutty | 2 July 1728 |
| CLP/22ii/71 | Paper, Account of Dr [Joseph Privat de] Molieres' 'Lecons de physique et de mathematique etc [Physical and mathematical lessons etc]' by John Hadley | 18th century |
| CLP/22ii/25 | Paper, On 'Physical and mechanical explication of the percussion of elastic bodies' by Abbe de Molieres [Joseph Privat de Molières] | 18th century |