January 27, 1701
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: Huma-Num
- Source: French Academy of Sciences
- Source: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Charles Marie de La Condamine
French explorer, geographer, and mathematician (1701-1774)
Charles Marie de La Condamine has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists January 28, 1701 in Paris, France.
Born
January 28, 1701
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: February 4, 1774
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Professions
- naturalist, geographer, explorer, botanical collector, mathematician, encyclopédistes, physicist, geodesist, astronomer, writer, botanist
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of France
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: January 28, 1701 (MacTutor History of Mathematics archive; Encyclopædia Britannica Online; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; La France savante; Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana; SNAC; BnF authorities) or January 27, 1701 (Huma-Num; French Academy of Sciences; Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
- MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- La France savante
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
- SNAC
- BnF authorities
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Charles Marie de La Condamine born?
Charles Marie de La Condamine was born in Paris, France.
When did Charles Marie de La Condamine die?
Charles Marie de La Condamine died on February 4, 1774.