Person Fay; Charles Francois de Cisternay Du (1698 - 1739) Fay Charles Francois de Cisternay Du Charles Francois de Cisternay Dufay, Charles-Francois de Cisternai Du Fay 1698 - 1739 French Male Paris, France 14 September 1698 Paris, France 16 July 1739

Archaeology Chemistry Career: Lieutenant in the Regiment de Picardie (1712); served at the siege of Fuenterabia (1718-1719); accompanied his father and Cardinal de Rohan on a visit to Rome (1721); Associate Chemist (1723), Pensioner (1731), Director (1733, 1738) the Academie Royale des Sciences; published at least one paper in each of the scientific disciplines recognised by the Academie; Administrator of the Jardin Royal des Plantes, where he built new greenhouses for foreign flora and established exchanges of species with similar institutions; died of smallpox Memberships: Academie Royale des Sciences Son of Charles Jerome de Cisternay Du Fay, Lieutenant in the French Guards, and his wife, Elisabeth Landais Fellow 08/05/1729 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB; DBF Authority: Second AltName from DSB. Notes: Proposed by Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond; Sir Hans Sloane; Martin Folkes 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 Sep 1698 - 16 Jul 1739 NA5778 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes b163e88d-1d8a-4365-95d4-ab078d132e2d