Charles Marie de La Condamine
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Summary
Charles Marie de La Condamine was born on January 28, 1701[1], in Paris[2]. He died on February 4, 1774[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], explorer[6], astronomer[7], botanist[8], and encyclopédistes[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (934 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: January 27, 1701[11]
- Country of citizenship: Kingdom of France[12]
- Occupation: geographer[13], writer[14], botanical collector[15], geodesist[16], physicist[17], naturalist[18]
- Position held: member of the Académie française[19]
- Employer: 12th Cuirassier Regiment[20], Levant Company[21]
- Educated at: Collège Louis-le-Grand (Paris)[22]
- Notable work: French Geodesic Missions[23]
- Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[24], Knight of the Royal Military and Hospitaller Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem united[25]
- Member of: Académie Française[26], Royal Society[27], French Academy of Sciences[28], Académie de Stanislas (Nancy, France)[29], Russian Academy of Sciences[30], Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[31]
- Sex or gender: male[32]
- Military branch: cuirassier[33]
- Commons category: Charles Marie de La Condamine[34]
- Military, police or special rank: ensign[35]
- Family name: La Condamine[36], Condamine[37]
- Given name: Charles[38], Marie[39]
- Topic's main category: Category:Charles Marie de La Condamine[40]
- Commons gallery: Charles Marie de La Condamine[41]
- Described by source: Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon[42], Nordisk familjebok[43], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[44], BEIC Digital Library[45], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[46], Library of the World's Best Literature[47], Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[48], Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne[49], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[50]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: French[51]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Charles Marie de La Condamine include La Condamine[52], an impact crater[53] and 8221 La Condamine[54], an asteroid[55].
Why It Matters
Charles Marie de La Condamine has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Entities named for him include La Condamine[52], an impact crater[53] and 8221 La Condamine[54], an asteroid[55].
FAQs
Where was Charles Marie de La Condamine born?
Charles Marie de La Condamine was born in Paris[2].
Where did Charles Marie de La Condamine die?
Charles Marie de La Condamine passed away in Paris[4].
What did Charles Marie de La Condamine do for work?
Charles Marie de La Condamine worked as a mathematician[5], explorer[6], astronomer[7], botanist[8], and encyclopédistes[9].
Where did Charles Marie de La Condamine go to school?
Charles Marie de La Condamine was educated at Collège Louis-le-Grand (Paris)[22].
What awards did Charles Marie de La Condamine receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[24] and Knight of the Royal Military and Hospitaller Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem united[25].