| Authorised form of name | Lacaille; Nicolas Louis de (1713 - 1762) |
| Other forms of name | Nicolas Louis |
| Other forms of surname | de Lacaille |
| Dates | 1713 - 1762 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Rumigny, near Rheims, France |
| Date of birth | 15 March or 15 May 1713 |
| Place of death | Paris, France |
| Date of death | 21 March 1762 |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
| Research field | Astronomy |
| Geodesy |
| Activity | Career:
Friend of Jacques Cassini; was the first to determine accurately the length of an arc of the meridian; Professor of Mathematics, College Mazarin (1740); went to the Cape of Good Hope (1750-1754); determined the position of more than 10,000 stars
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 17/01/1760 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
References:
Sir Gavin de Beer and Max H Hey, 'The First Ascent of Mont Blanc' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 236-255
Notes:
Forenames hyphenated in DSB. Index to BR gives birth date as 15 May 1713; DSB gives 15 March 1713 |
| Code | NA7078 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1759/12 | Lacaille, Nicolas Louis de: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |