Antoine Deparcieux

Antoine Deparcieux (28 October 1703 – 2 September 1768) was a French mathematician.

He attended the school of Saint Florent for 10 years while working on his family farm.

In 1725, his desire for learning took him to Lyon, where he studied at a Jesuit school for five years.

He was also librarian at the University of Strasbourg, and member of the Academy of Sciences of Paris, Montpellier, Lyon, Amiens, Metz, Berlin, and Stockholm.

Among his constructions were: He also published many works, including: In 1758, Deparcieux was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.