Charles Marie de La Condamine, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Marie de La Condamine

French explorer, geographer, and mathematician

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1701

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 04-Feb-1774

Profession: astronomer, mathematician, Encyclopédistes, geographer, botanist, explorer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Charles Marie de La Condamine (28 January 1701 – 4 February 1774) was a French explorer, geographer, and mathematician.
He spent ten years in present-day Ecuador measuring the length of a degree latitude at the equator and preparing the first map of the Amazon region based on astronomical observations.
Furthermore he was a contributor to the Encyclopédie.



Alternative names	Pierre Philippe Choffard; P.P. Choffard; M. Choffard; Choffard
Description	French engraver
Date of birth/death	19 March 1730	7 March 1809
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Authority control	: Q7192019 VIAF: 44296876 ISNI: 0000 0000 6634 6881 ULAN: 500057074 LCCN: n83132166 Open Library: OL6130621A WorldCat



Alternative names	Charles-Nicolas Cochin (II), Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Younger
Description	French graphic artist
Date of birth/death	22 February 1715	29 April 1790
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Work period	rococo era QS:P2348,Q122960
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q2408093 VIAF: 51687541 ISNI: 0000 0001 2132 6120 ULAN: 500021138 LCCN: n84111949 NLA: 35029253 WorldCat