| Authorised form of name | Fontenelle; Bernard le Bovier de (1657 - 1757) |
| Other forms of name | Bernard le Bouyer de |
| Bernard le Bouyer |
| Other forms of surname | De Fontenelle |
| Dates | 1657 - 1757 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Rouen, France |
| Date of birth | 11 February 1657 |
| Place of death | Paris, France |
| Date of death | 09 January 1757 |
| Research field | Mathematics |
| Astronomy |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 18/01/1733 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
Authority:
Altname from Record
References:
Douglas McKie, 'Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, FRS, 1657-1757' in NR 1956-57 vol 12 pp 193-200, plate
M Crosland, 'Relationships between the Royal Society and the Academie des Sciences in the late eighteenth century' in NR 2005 vol 59 pp 25-34
J P Zinsser, 'Mentors, the marquise Du Chatelet and historical memory' in NR 2007 vol 61 pp 89-108 |
| Royal Society code | NA6781 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| M/076 | Fontenelle, Bernard le Bovier de | |
| EL/F2/30 | Translation of a letter, from Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle to the Royal Society, dated at Paris | 1733 |
| MM/5/48 | Letter from Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, Paris, to | 22 November 1722 |
| MM/16/18 | Note describing a small collection of letters addressed to James Jurin, Secretary of the Royal Society | 1878 |
| MM/5/47 | Letter from Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, Paris, to the Royal Society | 9 June 1714 |
| IM/001486 | Fontenelle, Bernard le Bovier de | nd |
| EC/1732/08 | Fontenelle, Bernard le Bovier de: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 18 January 1733 |
| IM/001487 | Fontenelle, Bernard le Bovier de | nd |
| P/0044 | Portrait of Fontenelle, Bernard le Bovier de | |
| EL/F2/29 | Letter, from Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle to the Royal Society, dated at Paris | 18 February 1733 |