Person Lisle; Joseph Nicholas De (1688 - 1768) Lisle Joseph Nicholas De Joseph Nicholas De Lisle L'Isle De L'Isle Delisle 1688 - 1768 French Male Paris, France 04 April 1688 Paris, France 11 July, 11 or 12 September 1768

Astronomy Geography Education: College Mazarin; studied astronomy under Jacques Lieutaud Career: Set up his observatory at the Luxembourg Palace (1712-1715), then at the Hotel de Taranne (1716-1719); worked at the Royal observatory (1719-1722); returned to work at the Luxembourg Palace (1722-1725); Professor of Mathematics, College Royal (1718-1725, 1747-1761); went to Russia to found an observatory for Peter the Great (1725-1747); on his return to Paris, set up a new observatory at the Hotel de Cluny; withdrew to the Abbey of St Genevieve to devote himself to charitable and religious works (1763) Memberships: Academie Royale des Sciences Son of Claude de Lisle, historian and geographer, and his wife, Nicole-Charlotte Millet de la Croyere; married; no children Fellow 12/03/1724 Edmond Halley Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB References: John H Appleby, 'Mapping Russia: Farquharson, Delisle and The Royal Society' in NR 2001 vol 55 pp 191-204 Mari Williams, 'James Bradley and the Eighteenth Century "Gap" in Attempts to Measure Annual Stellar Parallax' in NR 1982-83 vol 37 pp 83-100 Notes: Thomson gives death date as 12 September 1768, DSB gives 11 September 1768 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 4 Apr 1688 - 11 Jul 1768 or 11 or 12 Sep 1768 NA8375 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/29571577 9883d1ab-b4fe-4a27-b34e-866554e18b1e