| Authorised form of name | Fay; Charles Francois de Cisternay Du (1698 - 1739) |
| Other forms of name | Charles Francois de Cisternay |
| Dufay, Charles-Francois de Cisternai |
| Other forms of surname | Du Fay |
| Dates | 1698 - 1739 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Paris, France |
| Date of birth | 14 September 1698 |
| Place of death | Paris, France |
| Date of death | 16 July 1739 |
| Research field | Archaeology |
| Chemistry |
| Activity | Career:
Lieutenant in the Regiment de Picardie (1712); served at the siege of Fuenterabia (1718-1719); accompanied his father and Cardinal de Rohan on a visit to Rome (1721); Associate Chemist (1723), Pensioner (1731), Director (1733, 1738) the Academie Royale des Sciences; published at least one paper in each of the scientific disciplines recognised by the Academie; Administrator of the Jardin Royal des Plantes, where he built new greenhouses for foreign flora and established exchanges of species with similar institutions; died of smallpox
Memberships:
Academie Royale des Sciences
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 08/05/1729 |
| Relationships | Son of Charles Jerome de Cisternay Du Fay, Lieutenant in the French Guards, and his wife, Elisabeth Landais |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB; DBF
Authority:
Second AltName from DSB.
Notes:
Proposed by Charles Lennox, Duke of Richmond; Sir Hans Sloane; Martin Folkes |
| Code | NA5778 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MM/20/22 | Letter from Charles Francois de Cisternay to Cromwell Mortimer, Secretary, Royal Society | [8 August 1736] |
| MM/20/20 | Letter from Charles Francois de Cisternay to Cromwell Mortimer, Secretary, Royal Society | 23 March 1736 |
| MM/20/21 | Letter from Charles Francois de Cisternay to Cromwell Mortimer, Secretary, Royal Society | 6 August 1736 |
| EL/F2/44 | Extract of a letter, from M [Charles Francois de Cisternay] Du Fay to Cromwell Mortimer | 1737 |
| EL/F2/21 | Translation of a letter, from [Charles Francois de Cisternay] Du Fay to Charles the Duke of Richmond and Lenox , dated at Paris | 1733 |
| EL/F2/43 | Extract of a letter, from M [Charles Francois de Cisternay] Du Fay to Cromwell Mortimer | 1737 |
| EL/F2/45 | Extract of a letter, from M [Charles Francois de Cisternay] Du Fay to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Paris | 1737 |
| EL/F2/38 | Extract of a letter, from Cromwell Mortimer to [Charles Francois de Cisternay] Du Fay | 1737 |
| EL/F2/28 | Translation of a letter, from [Charles Francois de Cisternay] Du Fay to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Paris | 1738 |
| EL/F2/32 | Letter, from [Charles Francois de Cisternay] Du Fay to G[eorge] Graham | 1738 |
| EL/F2/27 | Letter, from [Charles Francois de Cisternay] Du Fay to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Paris | 30 March 1738 |
| EL/F2/20 | Letter, from [Charles Francois de Cisternay] du Fay to the Duke of Richmond [Charles Lennox], dated at Paris | 27 December 1733 |
| EL/F2/23 | Translated extract of a letter, from M [Charles Francois de Cisternay] du Fay to Cromwell Mortimer, dated at Paris | 1736 |