Charles Eugene Delaunay ( 1816 - 1872 )

Birth: Lusigny, France (09 April 1816) Death: At sea, off the coast of Cherbourg, France (05 August 1872) Research Field: Celestial mechanics Education: Secondary school, Troyes; Ecole Polytechnique, Paris (1836) Career: Teacher of Geodesy, Ecole des Mines; Professor, Ecole Polytechnique; Engineer in chief, Corps des Mines; Director, Paris Observatory; drowned when the pleasure boat he was on capsized Membership: Foreign Member Election Date: 29/04/1869.