Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jean-Baptiste_Joseph_Delambre
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:person
astronomer
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Lalande_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1749-09-19
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Amiens,_France
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Père_Lachaise_Cemetery
gptkbp:deathDate 1822-08-19
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:educatedAt gptkb:Collège_du_Plessis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre
gptkbp:knownFor contribution to the metric system
history of astronomy
meridian arc measurement
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Bureau_des_Longitudes
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Base_du_système_métrique_décimal
gptkb:Histoire_de_l'astronomie
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:historian
gptkb:mathematician
astronomer
gptkbp:positionHeld perpetual secretary of the French Academy of Sciences
director of the Paris Observatory
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elisabeth-Aglaée_Leblanc_de_Pommard
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4