Person Allonville; Jacques Eugene d' (1671 - 1732); Chevalier de Louville Allonville Jacques Eugene d' Jacques Eugene d'Allonville Louville 1671 - 1732 French Male Chateau de Louville, near Chartres, France 14 July 1671 10 September 1732

Soldier Astronomy Career: A younger son, he was intended by his parents for the Church; he refused and joined the Navy, serving at the Battle of La Hogue (1690); transferred to the Army; Captain in the Regiment du Roi (1700); taken prisoner at the Battle of Oudenaarde and spent two years in captivity in Holland; Colonel of the Dragons de la Reine; left the Army and went to Marseilles (1713); travelled to London to witness a total eclipse of the Sun (1715); moved to a small country house near Orleans (1717) Memberships: Academie Royale des Sciences (1714) Brother of Charles Auguste d'Allonville, Marquis de Louville Fellow 09/06/1715 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; NBG Notes: Proposed by Sir Isaac Newton 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 14 Jul 1671 - 10 Sep 1732 NA5674 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 80082ed3-34b7-41f2-8f43-e0c1b79dfa1a