| Authorised form of name | Poisson; Simeon Denis (1781 - 1840) |
| Dates | 1781 - 1840 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Pithiviers, Loiret, France |
| Date of birth | 21 June 1781 |
| Place of death | Paris, France |
| Date of death | 25 April 1840 |
| Research field | Mathematical physics |
| Activity | Education:
Ecole Polytechnique, Paris
Career:
Professeur Suppleant (1802); full professor (1806); Geometer to the Bureau of Longitude; made a Baron (1825) but never used his title; wrote mathematical works
Memberships:
Royal Institute of France (1812)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 12/03/1818 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1832 |
| Relationships | Son of Simeon Poission, soldier |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
References:
Alex D D Craik, 'James Ivory's last papers on the 'Figure of the Earth' (with biographical additions) in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 187-204
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1840 No 45 pp 269-272 |
| Code | NA4949 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/003614 | Poisson, Simeon Denis | nd |
| EC/1817/30 | Poisson, Simeon Denis: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| AP/18/11 | Unpublished appendix, 'Remarks on a passage in report of the Council of the Royal Astronomical Society at their last annual meeting, 14 February 1834' by James Ivory | 27 May 1834 |
| AP/18/10 | Unpublished appendix, 'Some remarks on the manner in which the equilibrium of fluids is usually treated' by James Ivory | 1834 |
| HS/14/14 | Letter, from Siméon Denis Poisson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris | 23 November 1832 |
| HS/14/13 | Letter, from Siméon Denis Poisson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris | 22 April 1826 |
| HS/14/16 | Letter, from Siméon Denis Poisson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris | 12 June 1838 |
| HS/14/15 | Letter, from Siméon Denis Poisson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris | 17 February 1833 |