Pierre-Simon
"Marquis"
de Laplace
formerly Laplace
Born in Beaumont-en-Auge, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Ancestors 
Son of Pierre (Laplace) de Laplace
and Marie Anne Sochon
Brother of
Marie Anne (Laplace) de Laplace and Olivier (Laplace) de Laplace
Husband of
Marie Anne Charlotte (Courty) de Courty de Romange
— married
15 May 1788 in Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Descendants 
Died
at age 77
in Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Biography
Pierre-Simon (Laplace) de Laplace is Notable.
Pierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace was a French scholar who made important contributions in the development of mathematics, statistics, physics, and astronomy.
Laplace is remembered as one of the greatest scientists of all time. He is sometimes referred to as French Newton or Newton of France.
He was born in Beaumont-en-Auge a commune in the Calvados department on March 23, 1749, he was baptized on March 25. He was the son of Pierre de Laplace and Marie Anne Sochon[1].
When he was thirty-nine years old Pierre-Simon married Marie Anne Charlotte de Courty de Romange in Paris on May 15, 1788[2].
The couple had two children, a son Charles Émile Pierre Joseph de Laplace born in Paris on April 5, 1789[3] and a daughter Sophie Suzanne de Laplace born on April 15, 1792[4].
Their daughter Sophie Suzanne passed away in Paris on September 22, 1813[5].
Pierre-Simon passed away in Paris on March 5, 1827[6], he was originally buried at Cimetière du Père-Lachaise in Paris but in 1888 his son requested that his remains be moved to Saint-Julien-de-Mailloc and reinterred on the family estate alongside his wife and daughter's graves[7].
Biographie
comte Laplace, puis 1er marquis de Laplace
Pierre-Simon était un mathématicien, astronome et physicien français. Son ouvrage majeur est le Traité de Mécanique céleste.
Il est né à Beaumont-en-Auge une commune du département du Calvados le 23 mars 1749, il a été baptisé le 25 mars. Il est le fils de Pierre de Laplace et de Marie Anne Sochon[1].
À 39 ans, Pierre-Simon épouse Marie Anne Charlotte de Courty de Romange à Paris le 15 mai 1788.
Le couple a deux enfants, un fils Charles Émile Pierre Joseph de Laplace né à Paris le 5 avril 1789 et une fille Sophie Suzanne de Laplace née le 15 avril 1792.
En 1799, il est nommé ministre de l'Intérieur sous le Consulat. Napoléon Ier lui confère le titre de comte de l'Empire en 1808. En 1817, il est fait marquis par Louis XVIII, après la restauration des Bourbons.
Pierre-Simon est décédé à Paris le 5 mars 1827. Il a d'abord été enterré au cimetière du Père-Lachaise à Paris puis à Saint-Julien-de-Mailloc dans le domaine familial aux côtés des tombes de sa femme et de sa fille, sur la demande de son fils.
Sources
- ↑ Acte de Baptême: Les archives du Calvados, Etat civil, Beaumont-en-Auge, BMS 1740 - 1759, Page 84, accessed at https://archives.calvados.fr/editorial/page/4230e8fa-b522-450d-9754-45d319d3c628 on May 11, 2018
- ↑ Acte de Mariage: Archives de Paris, Archives numérisées, Etat civil de Paris, Fichiers de l'état civil reconstitué, Mariages, V3E/M 276, vue 11, accessed at http://archives.paris.fr/ consulté le 24 mai 2018
- ↑ Reconstitution chronologique des actes de naissances (série V.2E), 1550-1870 Naissances 5 fév.-mai 1789 , vue 1251, FamilySearch, consulté le 24 mai 2018
- ↑ Reconstitution chronologique des actes de naissances (série V.2E), 1550-1870 Naissances 12 avril-27 août 1792, vue 55, FamilySearch, consulté le 24 mai 2018
- ↑ Reconstitution chronologique des actes de décès (série V.2E), 1630-1859, Décès août-déc. 1813, vue 816, FamilySearch, consulté le 27 mai 2018
- ↑ Acte de Décès: Archives de Paris, Archives numérisées, Etat civil de Paris, Fichiers de l'état civil reconstitué, décès, V3E/D 40, vue 12, consulté le 24 mai 2018
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL7R-X7RF : 16 March 2018), Pierre-Simon Laplace, 1827; Burial, Saint-Julien-de-Mailloc, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France, Pierre-Simon Laplace Estate Cemetery; citing record ID 177676521, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
See also:
- The Britannica Guide to The 100 Most Influential Scientists (2007), pp. 132-135.
- Wikipedia: Pierre-Simon de Laplace
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