| Authorised form of name | Fourier; Jean Baptiste Joseph (1768 - 1830) |
| Dates | 1768 - 1830 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Auxerre, France |
| Date of birth | 21 March 1768 |
| Place of death | Paris, France |
| Date of death | 16 May 1830 |
| Research field | Mathematics |
| Activity | Career:
Professor, Military Academy, Paris (1796); Professor, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris; accompanied Bonaparte on his unsuccessful expedition to Egypt (1798); Prefect , Department Isere (on return from Egypt); permanent secretary, Academy of sciences, Paris (1817); wrote on mathematics and electricity
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| Membership category | Foreign Member |
| Date of election | 11/12/1823 |
| Relationships | Son of a tailor |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
References:
Maurice Crosland, 'Explicit Qualifications as a Criterion for Membership of the Royal Society: A Historical Review' in NR 1982-83 vol 37 pp 167-187
K K Schwarz, 'Faraday and Babbage' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp367-381
Notes:
In BR and R, he is described as a 'baron'. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/24601470 |
| Code | NA7975 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1823/14 | Fourier, Jean Baptiste Joseph: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/001519 | Fourier, Jean Baptiste Joseph | 1994 |
| MC/2/166 | Letter from Thomas Stephens Davies, [mathemical master at the] Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, to the Council of the Royal Society | 25 March 1835 |
| MC/2 | Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1832-1838 |
| HS/7/349 | Letter, from Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris | 22 October 1827 |
| HS/7/352 | Letter, from Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris | 4 August 1828 |
| HS/7/377 | Letter, from Jean B. L. Foucault to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dublin | 7 September 1857 |
| HS/7/351 | Letter, from Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris | 30 June 1828 |
| HS/7/346 | Letter, from Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris | 4 July 1825 |
| HS/7/342 | Letter, from Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris | January 1824 |
| HS/7/345 | Letter, from J. B. J. Fourier to JH and James South, dated at Paris | 13 June 1835 |
| HS/7/343 | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, dated at 56 Devonshire St. | 9 May 1825 |
| HS/7/350 | Letter, from Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris | 29 March 1828 |
| HS/7/347 | Letter, from Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris | 5 June 1827 |
| HS/7/344 | Letter, from Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris | 30 May 1825 |
| HS/7/348 | Letter, from Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris | 18 June 1827 |
| HS/19/218 | Letter, from Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier to Sir John Herschel | 1824-2 |
| HS/21/58 | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, dated at Slough | 15 February 1830 |