| Authorised form of name | Bournon; Jacques Louis (1751 - 1825); Count of |
| Dates | 1751 - 1825 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Metz, France |
| Date of birth | 21 January 1751 |
| Place of death | Versailles, France |
| Date of death | 24 August 1825 |
| Research field | Mineralogy |
| Activity | Career:
Lieutenant of the Marchaux, France (during the Revolution); emigrated and joined the 'Army of Conde' against the Revolution; fled to England and took charge of the collections of Lord Granville and Sir Abraham Hume (FRS 1775); formed a collection which became the property of Sir John St Aubyn (FRS 1797); returned to France and became Director General of Louis XVIII's mineralogical cabinet (at the Restoration)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 25/02/1802 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
Notes:
Is Bournon his surname, or was it used as such? Further work required. |
| Royal Society code | NA7422 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| L&P/12/18 | Paper, 'Mineralogical description of the various stones said to have fallen on the earth' by Jacques Louis Bournon | 1802 |
| L&P/11/155/3 | Plate 'Different types of arseniates' by Jacques Louis Bournon | 1800 |
| L&P/11/155/1 | Paper, 'Description of the arseniates of copper and iron from Cornwall' by Jacques Louis Bournon | 1800 |
| L&P/12/56/1 | Paper, 'Observations on a new species of hard carbonate of lime and on a new oxide of iron' by Jacques Louis Bournon | 1803 |
| L&P/12/56/2 | Plate, 'Crystals' by Jacques Louis Bournon | 1803 |
| L&P/11/155/2 | Plate 'Different types of arseniates' by Jacques Louis Bournon | 1800 |
| EC/1801/18 | Bournon, Jacques Louis: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/11/155 | Paper, 'Description of the arseniates of copper and iron from Cornwall' by Jacques Louis Bournon | 1800 |
| L&P/12/25/1 | Paper, 'Description of the corundum stone' by Jacques Louis Bournon | 1802 |
| L&P/12/25 | Paper, 'Description of the corundum stone' by Jacques Louis Bournon | 1802 |
| L&P/12/56 | Paper, 'Observations on a new species of hard carbonate of lime and on a new oxide of iron' by Jacques Louis Bournon | 1803 |