Charles Francois de Cisternay Du Fay ( 1698 - 1739 )

Birth: Paris, France (14 September 1698) Death: Paris, France (16 July 1739) Research Field: Archaeology; Chemistry Career: Lieutenant in the Regiment de Picardie (1712); served at the siege of Fuenterabia (1718-1719); accompanied his father and Cardinal de Rohan on a visit to Rome (1721); Associate Chemist (1723), Pensioner (1731), Director (1733, 1738) the Academie Royale des Sciences; published at least one paper in each of the scientific disciplines recognised by the Academie; Administrator of the Jardin Royal des Plantes, where he built new greenhouses for foreign flora and established exchanges of species with similar institutions; died of smallpox Memberships: Academie Royale des Sciences Membership: Fellow Election Date: 8/05/1729.