| Authorised form of name | Delambre; Jean Baptiste Joseph (1749 - 1822) |
| Dates | 1749 - 1822 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Amiens, France |
| Date of birth | 19 September 1749 |
| Place of death | Paris, France |
| Date of death | 19 August 1822 |
| Research field | Astronomy |
| Geodesy |
| History of astronomy |
| Activity | Education:
Studied langauges under the Jesuits, then under the poet Jacques Delille; later studied under the astronomer Lalande
Career:
Worked with PFA Mechain (FRS 1789) measuring the arc of the meridian between Dunkirk and Barcelona (1792-1799); Professor of Astronomy, College de France (1807)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/05/1791 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB |
| Code | NA7147 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1791/14 | Delambre, Jean Baptiste Joseph: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MM/5/51 | Letter from Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, Institut de France, to the President of the Royal Society | 31 October 1811 |
| CB/1/3/212 | Letter from Delalandre, Paris to Charles Blagden | 20 October 1806 |
| L&P/9/22 | Paper, 'Memoire sur l'epoque et le mouvement des monds de Jupiter [On the epocha and the motion of the nodes of Jupiter]' by Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre | 1786 |
| CB/1/3/213 | Letter from Delambre, Paris to Charles Blagden, London | 26 June 1808 |
| CB/1/3/214 | Draft of a letter from Charles Blagden to Delambre | 1 August 1808 |