Joseph Privat de Molieres ( 1677 - 1742 )

Birth: Tarascon, Bouches-du-Rhone, France (1677) Death: Paris, France (12 May 1742) Profession: Clergyman, Roman Catholic Research Field: Physics, mathematics Education: Oratorian schools at Aix, Marseilles, Arles, Angers Career: Entered the Congregation of the Oratory, against the wishes of his parents; taught in Oratorian schools at Saumur, Juilly and Soissons; left to pursue his career in Paris (1704); Professor of Philosophy, College Royale (1723) Memberships: Academie Royale des Sciences (1721) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 16/01/1729 Proposers: William Rutty; Sir Hans Sloane; John Gaspar Scheuchzer.