Bernard Forest de Belidor ( 1693 - 1761 )

Birth: Catalonia, Spain (1693) Death: Paris, France (08 September 1761) Research Field: Mechanics, ballistics, military and civil architecture Career: Worked on the survey of the French meridian under Jacques Cassini (FRS 1698) (1718); Professor of Mathematics, Artillery School of La Fere; employed by the Prince de Dombes, Grand Master of Artillery, then by the Prince de Condé, who took him on campaign in Italy; Inspector of Artillery; Field Marshal; Royal Censor of mathematical works Memberships: Academie Royale des Sciences; Berlin Academy Membership: Fellow Election Date: 3/11/1726.