Person Cassini de Thury; Cesar Francois (1714 - 1784) Cassini de Thury Cesar Francois 1714 - 1784 French Male Thury, near Clermont, France 17 June 1714 Paris, France 04 September 1784

Geodesy Astronomy Career: Director, Observatoire, Paris Grandson of Jean Dominique Cassini (FRS 1672); son of Jacques Cassini (FRS 1698); father of John Dominique Cassini (ForMemRS 1789) Fellow 17/01/1751 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB References: Sir Gavin de Beer and Max H Hey, 'The First Ascent of Mont Blanc' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 236-255 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 17 Jun 1714 - 4 Sep 1784 NA3195 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 4b1d347f-f44a-45ce-8ea4-0e1ff39a01d4