Pierre Francois Andre Mechain ( 1744 - 1805 )

Birth: Laon, Aisne, France (16 April or 16 August 1744) Death: Castellon de la Plana, Spain (20 September 1804 or 20 September 1805) Research Field: Geodesy, astronomy Career: Observer, sureveyor and computer under Lalande; made two voyages surveying coast of France; Director of the Observatory, Paris Memberships: French Academy of Sciences (1782) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 30/04/1789.