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Jean-André Deluc

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Also known as Jean-André de Luc

Swiss geologist and meteorologist (1727–1817)

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Jean-André Deluc was a male naturalist, meteorologist, and geologist born in Geneva in 1727. He held citizenship in the Republic of Geneva, France, and Switzerland. Deluc spoke French and was employed by the University of Göttingen. He was a member of the Royal Society and the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony.

He received the Copley Medal and became a Fellow of the Royal Society. His works are described in the Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Deluc died in Windsor in 1817.

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Born
1727
Died
1817
Works
30

Top works

  • Recherches sur les modifications de l'atmosphere
  • Lettres sur le Christianisme adressées à M. Le Pasteur Teller
  • Lettre de m. de Luc, sur les observations faites
  • Bacon tel qu'il est, ou Dénonciation d'une traduction française des oeuvres de ce philosophe
  • Neue Ideen über die Meteorologie

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Instance of
human
Given name
Jean
Gender
male
Citizenship
Switzerland
Place of birth
Geneva
Place of death
Windsor
Occupation
meteorologist
Languages spoken
French
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date of birth
1727-02-08
date of death
1817-11-07
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Jean-André Deluc
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Geneva
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