Commission des sciences et des arts
Commission des sciences et arts there was a group of experts, which called Napoleon Bonaparte on behalf of the Board with effect from March 16, 1798 to life.
This commission consisted of 167 professionals from all sorts of fields (scientists, artists, engineers, writers, etc. ) and should accompany Napoleon on his Egyptian expedition. Up to six all traveled to Egypt and then were also involved in the formation of the Description de l' Égypte.
Each of these professionals had a detailed order and was quite free in its execution. Administratively, this " Commission" more of a " Corps " and was run as a permanently integrated part of the French invading army.
Some of these scientists were later members of the Institut d' Égypte in Cairo.
Members (selection)
- Bertrand Alibert (1775-1808)
- Antoine- Vincent Arnault (1776-1834)
- Pierre Arnollet (1776-1857)
- Charles -Louis Balzac (1752-1820)
- Pierre Joseph Beauchamp (1752-1852)
- Claude -Louis Berthollet (1748-1822)
- Julien Bessières (1777-1840)
- Louis -Victor Bodard (1765-1799)
- Damien Bracevich († 1830)
- Jean -Jacques Castex (1731-1822)
- Gaspard de Chabrol (1773-1843)
- Hyppolyte -Victor Collet- Descotils (1773-1815)
- Nicolas- Jacques Conté (1755-1805)
- Ernest Coquebert de Montbret (1780-1801)
- Jean Marie Joseph Coutelle (1748-1835)
- Jacques- Denise Delaporte (1777-1861)
- Dominique - Vivant Denon (1747-1825)
- Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750-1801)
- Joseph Fourier (1768-1830)
- Étienne Geoffroy Saint- Hilaire (1772-1844)
- Pierre -Simon Girard (1765-1835)
- Alexis Gloutier (1758-1800)
- Pierre Jacotin (1765-1827)
- Pierre Amédée Jaubert (1779-1847)
- Edmé Jomard François (1777-1862)
- Marie Jules César le Lorgne de Savigny (1777-1851)
- Jean -Baptiste Lepère (1761-1844)
- Gratien Le Père (1769-1832)
- Jacques- Marie Le Père (1763-1841)
- Gaspard Monge (1746-1818)
- François- Auguste Parseval - Grandmaison (1759-1834)
- Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838)
- Alire Raffeneau - Delile (1778-1834)
- Henri -Jean Rigel (1772-1852)
- Étienne Geoffroy Saint- Hilaire (1772-1844)
- Jean Lambert Tallien (1767-1820)