| Authorised form of name | Monceaux; Andre (c1640 - c1672); writer and virtuoso |
| Dates | c 1640 - c1672 |
| Nationality | French |
| Date of birth | c 1640 |
| Date of death | c 1672 |
| Occupation | Virtuoso |
| Research field | Antiquity |
| Activity | Career:
Served in the French Navy (1663-64); Treasurer of Caen (1665); Travelled extensively including to the Middle East |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 15/12/1670 |
| Other Royal Society activity | Occasional correspondent and supplied Bernier's book on the Middle East (1670) |
| Relationships | Parents: Pierre Demonceaux and Claude de Moucy |
| OtherInfo | Monceaux through his extensive travels contributed to volumes on ancient Greek history and architecture. Another work contains research on medicinal plants. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Birch
References:
Meynell, G. 1993. 'Andre de Monceaux, FRS 1670', in Notes and Records, vol. 47, pp. 11-15
Notes:
Never in lists. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/203298124 |
| Code | NA6962 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EL/M1/62 | Extract of a letter, from Andre de Monceaux to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Paris | 26 July 1670 |