Dupiery, Mme.
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1746-
Biographical History
Mme. Dupiery (born 1746) was an astronomy professor in Paris, France.
Citation:
Fourcroy, A.-F. de. SysteÌ‚me des connaissances chimiques, 1800: v. 11, t.p. (Mme. Dupiery)QueÌrard (Dupiery, Mme.; astronome)
Lalandiana. I, Lettres aÌ€ Mme Du Pierry et au juge HonoreÌ Flaugergues, 2007: p. 20 (Madame Louise-Elisabeth du Pierry; also spelled Dupierry; b. at La FerteÌ-Bernard 1 Aug. 1746; astronomer, calculated eclipses, first female professor in Paris; death date unknown)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande letters to Mme. Dupiery
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 530
Scope and Contents
Materials include thirty-three letters written from de Lalande to Mme. de Piery discussing his work, the current political situation, and personal matters. Portions of three letters have been excised, possibly because of their political content. Some items are not dated, others are dated using the calendar adopted by the French following the Revolution (1789-1792) with no attempt to correlate these dates with the Gregorian calendar. All items handwritten, some signed. All but one...
Dates:
1779-1806