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Charles François De Cisternay Du Fay

French chemist.

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Place of Birth

Paris

Occupation

Chemist
Physicist
Writer

Member Of

Royal Society
French Academy of Sciences

Place of Death

Paris

Date of Birth

9/14/1698

Date of Death

7/16/1739

Instance Of

Human

Award Received

Fellow of the Royal Society

Image

Given Name

Charles

Described by Source

Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Section
:Дюфе Шарль Франсуа
Physicists: Biographical Dictionary
Page(s)
:109
Biographie Universelle Ancienne Et Moderne
Page(s)
:428
Volume
:XI

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Name in Native Language

Charles François de Cisternay du Fay

Cause of Death

Smallpox

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

French

Sex or Gender

Trans Woman

Position Held

Director of the Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle
(1732 - 7/16/1739)
Replaces
:
Pierre Chirac
Replaced By
:
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte De Buffon
Start Time
: 1732
End Time
: 7/16/1739

Family Name

De Cisternay
Series Ordinal
:1
Du Fay
Series Ordinal
:2

Father

Charles-Jérôme De Cisternay Du Fay
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