Jacques Eugene d' Allonville, Chevalier de Louville ( 1671 - 1732 )

Birth: Chateau de Louville, near Chartres, France (14 July 1671) Death: 10 September 1732 Profession: Soldier Research Field: Astronomy Career: A younger son, he was intended by his parents for the Church; he refused and joined the Navy, serving at the Battle of La Hogue (1690); transferred to the Army; Captain in the Regiment du Roi (1700); taken prisoner at the Battle of Oudenaarde and spent two years in captivity in Holland; Colonel of the Dragons de la Reine; left the Army and went to Marseilles (1713); travelled to London to witness a total eclipse of the Sun (1715); moved to a small country house near Orleans (1717) Memberships: Academie Royale des Sciences (1714) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 9/06/1715.