Person Maupertuis; Pierre Louis Moreau de (1698 - 1759) Maupertuis Pierre Louis Moreau de 1698 - 1759 French Male St-Malo, France 17 July or 28 September 1698 Basel, Switzerland 27 July 1759 Burial: Dornach, Switzerland

Mathematics Biology Physics Education: Paris Career: Travelled to London (1728); became foremost proponent of Newtonianism in France; travelled to Basel, where he was befriended by the Bernoulli family; led the French expedition to Lapland to measure a degree of Longitude (1735); travelled to Berlin at the request of Frederick the Great (1738); served with Frederick in the War of the Austrian Succession; moved to Berlin (1745); returned to St Malo when his health broke down after a quarrel with his former pupil Samuel Konig and his friend Voltaire (1752); returned to Berlin (1755-1756); travelled to Switzerland (1758) Memberships: Academie Royale des Sciences (1723); Academie Francaise (1744); Berlin Academy (President 1746-1756) Married - de Borck of Berlin Fellow 27/06/1728 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB References: Jean Jacquot, 'Sir Hans Sloane and French Men of Science' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 85-98 J P Zinsser, 'Mentors, the marquise Du Chatelet and historical memory' in NR 2007 vol 61 pp 89-108 Notes: DSB gives birth date as 28 September 1698, and is source for birth place. 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 Jul or 28 Sep 1698 - 27 Jul 1759 NA7795 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/95152459 65e0237d-6878-41e1-b79e-26e8aaf7e34d