Pierre François André Méchain

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:scientist astronomer
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Lalande_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate	1744-08-16
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Laon,_France
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Auguste_Méchain
gptkbp:collaboratedWith	gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Delambre
gptkbp:deathDate	1804-09-20
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Castellón_de_la_Plana,_Spain
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:M80 gptkb:M66 gptkb:M88 gptkb:M100 gptkb:M65 gptkb:M90 gptkb:M91 gptkb:M74 gptkb:M86 gptkb:M77 gptkb:M73 gptkb:M75 gptkb:M76 gptkb:M85 gptkb:M89 gptkb:M99 gptkb:M71 gptkb:M72 gptkb:M98 M63 (Sunflower Galaxy)
gptkbp:eponymOf	gptkb:Méchain_(Martian_crater) gptkb:Méchain_(lunar_crater) asteroid 21785 Méchain
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	gptkb:astronomy gptkb:mathematics geodesy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Pierre François André Méchain
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:astronomy geodesy contributing to the definition of the metre measuring the meridian arc
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:French
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:Survey_of_the_Paris_meridian Contributions to the Messier catalogue
gptkbp:restingPlace	gptkb:Castellón_de_la_Plana,_Spain
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Barbe-Thérèse_Marjou
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mauchain
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7