Jean de Hautefeuille ( 1647 - 1724 )

Birth: Orleans, France (20 March 1647) Death: Orleans, France (18 October 1724) Profession: Clergyman, Roman Catholic Research Field: Physics; Mechanics; Horology Career: Travelled to England and Holland with his patron the Duchesse de Bouillon, through whom he obtained a number of benefices; invented a spring watch, afterwards improved upon by Christian Huyghens (FRS 1663) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 14/12/1687.