Person Fourier; Jean Baptiste Joseph (1768 - 1830) Fourier Jean Baptiste Joseph 1768 - 1830 French Male Auxerre, France 21 March 1768 Paris, France 16 May 1830

Mathematics Career: Professor, Military Academy, Paris (1796); Professor, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris; accompanied Bonaparte on his unsuccessful expedition to Egypt (1798); Prefect , Department Isere (on return from Egypt); permanent secretary, Academy of sciences, Paris (1817); wrote on mathematics and electricity Son of a tailor Foreign Member 11/12/1823 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB References: Maurice Crosland, 'Explicit Qualifications as a Criterion for Membership of the Royal Society: A Historical Review' in NR 1982-83 vol 37 pp 167-187 K K Schwarz, 'Faraday and Babbage' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp367-381 Notes: In BR and R, he is described as a 'baron'. 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 21 Mar 1768 - 16 May 1830 NA7975 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/24601470 d315bcaf-0e04-4423-9a3e-a17662026f1d