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Who is Jacques Charles?

They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Jacques Charles, in full Jacques-Alexandre-César Charles, (born November 12, 1746, Beaugency, France—died April 7, 1823, Paris), French mathematician, physicist, and inventor who, with Nicolas Robert, was the first to ascend in a hydrogen balloon (1783).

Did Jacques Charles marry a Creole woman?

In 1804, at the age of 57, Jacques Charles married a Creole woman much younger than himself, Julie Bouchaud des Hérettes (1784-1817), who became the muse of Alphonse de Lamartine. Jacques Charles died on April 7, 1823 in Paris and was buried in the Père-Lachaise cemetery. J.B. Gough, 1979.

Who was Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac?

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778–1850) grew up during both the French and Chemical Revolutions. His comfortable existence as the privately tutored son of a well-to-do lawyer was disrupted by political and social upheavals: his tutor fled, and his father was imprisoned.

Who was Charles Bouchaud des Hérettes?

Charles was elected to the Académie des Sciences in 1795 and subsequently became professor of physics at the Académie de Sciences. Charles was born in Beaugency-sur-Loire in 1746. He married Julie Françoise Bouchaud des Hérettes (1784–1817), a creole woman 37 years younger than himself.