Person Cassini; Jean Dominique (1748 - 1845); Count of Thury Cassini Jean Dominique Jacques Dominique 1748 - 1845 French Male Paris, France 30 June 1748 Thury, near Clermont, Oise, France 18 October 1845

Astronomy Geodesy Career: Director, Observatoire, Paris Son of Cesar Francois Cassini (FRS 1751); grandson of Jacques Cassini (FRS 1698); great-grandson of Jean Dominique Cassini (FRS 1672) Foreign Member 30/04/1789 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1845 No 62 pp 582-583 References: A Cook, 'Rome and the Royal Society, 1660-1740' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 3-19 M Crosland, 'Relationships between the Royal Society and the Academie des Sciences in the late eighteenth century' in NR 2005 vol 59 pp 25-34 Notes: Jean Dominique is the name that appears in R, DSB, and, originally, in BR. Jean has been changed to Jacques in BR, and the latter is the name given in the index to BR. 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 30 Jun 1748 - 18 Oct 1845 NA6246 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/68968250 dfcc2cff-87e1-4e59-ad51-2262edc8c575