Pierre Méchain

Pierre François André Méchain was a French astronomer and surveyor who, with Charles Messier, was a major contributor to the early study of deep-sky objects and comets.

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Who was born first?

• Pierre Méchain and Johann III Bernoulli were born the same year
• Pierre Méchain and John Jeffries were born the same year
• Pierre Méchain and Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben were born the same year
• Pierre Méchain and Conrad Moench were born the same year
• Pierre Méchain and Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck were born the same year

Timeline

1. Conrad MoenchAugust 15, 1744 – January 6, 1805
2. Jean-Baptiste de LamarckAugust 1, 1744 – December 18, 1829
3. Johann Christian Polycarp ErxlebenJune 22, 1744 – August 1777
4. Johann III BernoulliNovember 4, 1744 – July 13, 1807
5. John JeffriesFebruary 5, 1744 – September 16, 1819
6. Pierre Méchain (this page)August 16, 1744 – September 20, 1804

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