The Commission des Sciences et des Arts (''Commission of the Sciences and Arts'') was a French scientific and artistic institute. Established on 16 March 1798, it consisted of 167 members, of which all but 16 joined

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's conquest of Egypt and produced the ''

Description de l'Égypte The ''Description de l'Égypte'' ( en, Description of Egypt) was a series of publications, appearing first in 1809 and continuing until the final volume appeared in 1829, which aimed to comprehensively catalog all known aspects of ancient and m ...

'' (published in 37 Books from 1809 to around 1829). More than half were engineers and technicians, including 21 mathematicians, 3 astronomers, 17 civil engineers, 13 naturalists and mining engineers, geographers, 3 gunpowder engineers, 4 architects, 8 artists, 10 mechanical artists, 1 sculptor, 15 interpreters, 10 men of letters, 22 printers in

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characters. Bonaparte organised his scientific 'corps' like an army, dividing its members into 5 categories and assigning to each member a military rank and a defined military role (supply, billeting) beyond his scientific function.

Members

Some members, like Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Monge, or Vivant Denon, are universally remembered but most have been all but forgotten. Some became members of the Institut d'Egypte. * Pierre-Onésime Adnès the elder (1760–1819), mechanic * Simon-Onésime Adnès, (1780–1820), mechanic * François Sébastien Aimé (1762–1843), mechanic * Bertrand Alibert (1775–1808), polytechnician (X 1794), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées * Felice Ansiglioni, printer (Oriental section) *

Antoine-Vincent Arnault Antoine-Vincent Arnault (1 January 176616 September 1834) was a French playwright. Life Arnault was born in Paris. His first play, ''Marius à Minturne'' (1791), immediately established his reputation. A year later he followed with a second ...

(1766–1834), writer * Pierre Arnollet (1776–1857), polytechnician (X 1796), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées * Charles-Louis Balzac (1752–1820), architect *

Pierre Joseph de Beauchamp Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

(1752–1801), astronomer and diplomat *

Beaudoin Beaudoin is a surname of French origin related to Baldwin. The name may refer to: * Alexandre Beaudoin (born 1978), Canadian forensic fingerprint scientist * Andre Beaudoin ( fl. 1988–2008), Canadian Paralympian athlete * Denise Beaudoin (bor ...

, printer (French section) *

B. Belletête B is the second letter of the Latin alphabet. B may also refer to: Science, technology, and mathematics Astronomy * Astronomical objects in the Barnard list of dark nebulae (abbreviation B) * Latitude (''b'') in the galactic coordinate syste ...

(1778–1808), orientalist and interpreter * Denis Samuel Bernard (1776–1853), polytechnician (X 1794), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées *

Claude Louis Berthollet Claude Louis Berthollet (, 9 December 1748 – 6 November 1822) was a Savoyard-French chemist who became vice president of the French Senate in 1804. He is known for his scientific contributions to theory of chemical equilibria via the mecha ...

(1748–1822), chemist * Jacques Antoine Bertre (1776–1834), polytechnician (X 1794), geographical engineer *

Julien Bessières Henri Géraud Julien, Chevalier Bessières et de l'Empire (30 July 1777, Gramat, Lot – 30 July 1840, Paris) was a French scientist and diplomat. He was a cousin of marshal Jean-Baptiste Bessières and Bertrand Bessières. Life He was a memb ...

(1777–1840), surgeon * Besson, printer (French section) *

Louis Victor Bodard Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis ( ...

(1765–1799), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées * A.-N.-F. Bonjean (1775–1845), marine engineer *

Mathurin-François Boucher Mathurin François Boucher ( Nantes, 22 November 1778 – Marseille, 31 March 1851) was a French naval engineer. He is notable for his adaptation of the technique of ship camel to large 74-guns, and for designing the ''Surveillante'' class of 60- ...

(1778–1851), polytechnician (X 1794), ingénieur du génie maritime *

Jean-Baptiste Pierre Boudet Jean-Baptiste is a male French name, originating with Saint John the Baptist, and sometimes shortened to Baptiste. The name may refer to any of the following: Persons * Charles XIV John of Sweden, born Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, was King ...

(1748–1828), pharmacist in chief * Boulanger, printer (French section) *

L. S. Bourgeois Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his Nobility#Ennoblement, ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalise ...

Boyer Boyer () is a French surname. In rarer cases, it can be a corruption or deliberate alteration of other names. Origins and statistics Boyer is found traditionally along the Mediterranean (Provence, Languedoc), the Rhône valley, Auvergne, Limou ...

, printer (French section) *

Damien Bracevich Damien is a given name and less frequently a surname. The name is a variation of Damian which comes from the Greek ''Damianos''. This form originates from the Greek derived from the Greek word δαμάζω (damazō), "(I) conquer, master, overcom ...

(died 1830), interpreter * Maximilien de Caffarelli du Falga, general * Caquet (died 1799), artist *

Philippe Joseph Marie Caristie Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Coun ...

(1775–1852), polytechnicien (X 1794), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées * Jean-Jacques Castex (1731–1822), sculptor * François-Charles Cécile (1766–1840), mechanic * comte Jacques Joseph Gaspard Antoine Chabrol de Volvic (1773–1843), polytechnician (X 1794), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées * père Jacques-Pierre Champy (1744–1816), chemist * Nicolas Champy (1776–1801), polytechnicien (X 1794), chemist * Jean-Siméon Champy (1778–1845), polytechnicien (X 1794), gunpowder commissaire * Jean François Chaumont (1774–1856), polytechnicien (X 1795), marine engineer * Callixte-Victor Cirot (died 1801), mechanic *

Jean Colin Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jea ...

(died 1801), mechanic * H. V. Collet-Descotils (1773–1815), chemist *

Nicolas-Jacques Conté Nicolas-Jacques Conté (4 August 1755 – 6 December 1805) was a French painter, balloonist, army officer, and inventor of the modern pencil. He was born at Saint-Céneri-près-Sées (now Aunou-sur-Orne) in Normandy and distinguished himself for ...

(1755–1805), director of mechanics * Ernest Coquebert de Monbret (1780–1801), botanist * Jean Baptiste Corabœuf (1777–1859), polytechnician (X 1794), capitaine en premier dans le corps des ingénieurs géographes * Louis Alexandre de Corancez (1770–1832), geometer * Pierre Louis Antoine Cordier (1777–1861), mineralogist *

Louis Costaz Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS Louis, HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also

Derived or associated te ...

(1767–1842), geometer *

Jean-Marie-Joseph Coutelle Jean-Marie-Joseph Coutelle (3 January 1748, in Le Mans – 20 March 1835, in Paris) was a French engineer, scientist and pioneer of ballooning. Life He got to know the physicist Alexandre Charles and, in the wake of the experiences of the Montg ...

(1748–1835), adjunct to the director of mechanics * Couvreur, mechanic * Jacques-Denis Delaporte (1777–1861), orientalist *

Dominique Vivant Denon Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon (4 January 1747 – 27 April 1825) was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist. Denon was a diplomat for France under Louis XV and Louis XVI. He was appointed as the first Director of the Louvre ...

(1747–1825), writer, artist * Desfours, mechanic * A. J. Dewèvre (1775–1799), surgeon *

Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu Dieudonné Sylvain Guy Tancrède de Gratet de Dolomieu usually known as Déodat de Dolomieu (; 23 June 175028 November 1801) was a French geologist. The mineral and the rock Dolomite (rock), dolomite and the largest summital crater on the Piton d ...

(1750–1801), mineralogist and geologist *

G. de Dominicis G is the seventh letter of the Latin alphabet. G may also refer to: Places * Gabon, international license plate code G * Glasgow, UK postal code G * Eastern Quebec, Canadian postal prefix G * Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, ...

, printer (Oriental section) *

Antoine Dubois Baron Antoine Dubois (19 June 1756 – 30 March 1837) was a French surgeon born in Gramat, department of Lot. As the consultant-surgeon, and head of maternity services to Napoleon and his wife the Empress Marie Louise of Austria, Dubois delivere ...

(1756–1837), doctor * Isidore Dubois (born 1782), surgeon * Nicolas Dubois (born 1776), polytechnician (X 1794), printer (French section) *

Jean-Marie Dubois-Aymé Jean-Marie is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Jean-Marie Abgrall (born 1950), a French psychiatrist, criminologist, specialist in forensic medicine, cult expert, and graduate in criminal law * Jean-Marie C ...

(1779–1846), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées *

Louis Duchanoy Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS Louis, HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also

Derived or associated te ...

(1781–1847), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées * Jacques Auguste Dulion (1776–1798), polytechnician (X 1795) * Victor Dupuis (1777–1861), polytechnician (X 1794), ingénieur géographe *

André Dutertre André Dutertre (9 June 1753 in Paris – April 1842 in Paris) was a French painter. Life A professor at the école gratuite de dessin, his students included Vien and Collet. He took part in the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria and on 22 ...

(1753–1842), painter * Léonard Duval (1768–1798), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées * Ch. M. Eberhardt (born 1782), printer (French section) * Elias Fatalla, head of the printer (Oriental section) * J.-P. Faurie (1760–1799), geographical engineer *

Louis Joseph Favier Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (d ...

(1776–1855), polytechnician (X 1796), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées *

Hervé Charles Antoine Faye Hervé is a French language, French masculine given name of Breton language, Breton origin, from the name of the 6th-century Breton Saint Hervé. The common latinization of the name is Herveus (also ''Haerveus''), an early (8th-century) latinizati ...

(1763–1825), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées * J.-L. Féraud (1750–1809) * Jean Baptiste Simon Fèvre (1775–1850), polytechnician (X 1794), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées * Pierre Denis Fouquet, artist *

Joseph Fourier Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier (; ; 21 March 1768 – 16 May 1830) was a French people, French mathematician and physicist born in Auxerre and best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series, which eventually developed into Fourier an ...

(1768–1830), geometer *

Antoine Galland Antoine Galland (; 4 April 1646 – 17 February 1715) was a French orientalist and archaeologist, most famous as the first European translator of '' One Thousand and One Nights'', which he called ''Les mille et une nuits''. His version of the t ...

(1763–1851), printer (French section) *

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (15 April 177219 June 1844) was a French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition". He was a colleague of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and expanded and defended Lamarck's evolutionary theories. ...

(1772–1844), naturalist * Alexandre Sébastien Gérard (1779–1853), polytechnician (X 1798), naturalist *

Pierre-Simon Girard Pierre-Simon Girard (4 November 1765 – 30 November 1836) was a French mathematician and engineer, who worked on fluid mechanics. Girard was born in Caen. A prodigy who invented a water turbine at the age of ten, he worked as an engineer at th ...

(1765–1835), chief engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées * Alexis Gloutier (1758–1800), administrator * Philippe Greslé (1776–1846), polytechnician (X 1795), shipbuilder * Jean Charles Hassenfratz (1766–1834), mechanic * François Michel Hérault (died 1800), mechanic *

Jean-Baptiste Hochu Jean-Baptiste is a male French name, originating with Saint John the Baptist, and sometimes shortened to Baptiste. The name may refer to any of the following: Persons * Charles XIV John of Sweden, born Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, was King ...

(born 1775), mechanic *

Pierre Jacotin Pierre Jacotin (1765–1827) was the director of the survey for the ''Carte de l'Égypte (Description de l'Égypte)'', the first triangulation-based map of Egypt, Syria and Palestine. The maps were surveyed in 1799-1800 during the campaign in Eg ...

(1765–1827), geographical engineer * Jardin, printer (French section) *

Pierre Amédée Jaubert Pierre Amédée Emilien Probe Jaubert (3 June 1779 – 28 January 1847) was a French diplomat, academic, orientalist, translator, politician, and traveler. He was Napoleon's "favourite orientalist adviser and dragoman". Biography Born in Aix ...

(1779–1847), orientalist and interpreter * Jean-Baptiste Prosper Jollois (1776–1842), polytechnician (X 1794), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées, entrusted with the hydraulic works in the

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* Louis Auguste Joly (1774–1798), painter * Edme François Jomard (1777–1862), polytechnician (X 1794), geographical engineer and archaeologist *

Jean-Baptiste Jomard Jean-Baptiste is a male French name, originating with Saint John the Baptist, and sometimes shortened to Baptiste. The name may refer to any of the following: Persons * Charles XIV John of Sweden, born Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, was King ...

(1780–1868), student geographical engineer * Jean Joseph Labâte (1766–1835), doctor * Jean-Baptiste Lacipière (born 1776), surgeon * Michel Ange Lancret (1774–1807), polytechnician (X 1794), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées * X. Laporte (died 1799), printer (French section) * François Laroche (1778–1806), polytechnician (X 1795), geographical engineer * Le Brun (died 1801) * Bienheureux Lecesne (1772–1827), geographical engineer * Louis Marie Leduc (born 1772), antiquary * Pierre Eustache Leduc (died 1799), geographical engineer * Lenoble, interprètre *

Pierre Lenoir Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French language, French form of the name Peter (given name), Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via ...

(1776–1827), mechanic *

Jean-Baptiste Lepère Jean-Baptiste Lepère (December 1, 1761 – July 16, 1844) was a French architect, father-in-law of the architect Jacques Hittorff. He was the designer of the church of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris, largely revised by Hittorf during its protract ...

(1761–1844), architect * Gratien Le Père (1769–1832), chief engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées *

Jacques-Marie Le Père Jacques-Marie Le Père (Paris, 25 April 1763 – Granville, 15 June 1841) was a French civil engineer. Life He accompanied the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria, was director of 'Ponts et Chaussées' (bridges and roads) in Egypt. After accomp ...

(1763–1841), chief engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées * Lerouge (died 1801), chemist * Lethioux, printer (French section) *

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(born 1760), geographical engineer * Santi Jean-Baptiste L'Homaca, interpreter * Amable Nicolas Lhomond (1770–1854), mechanic * F. Maccagni (1763–1846), printer (Oriental section) *

Jean-Joseph Marcel Jean-Joseph Marcel (24 November 1776 – 11 March 1854) was a French printer and engineer. He was also a ''savant'' who accompanied Napoleon's 1798 campaign in Egypt as a member of the Commission des Sciences et des Arts, a corps of 167 technical ...

(1776–1854), director of printers *

Marlet Marlet is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Christiane Marlet (born 1954), French athlete * Jean-Henri Marlet (1771–1847), French painter * Nico Marlet, French-American animator * Steve Marlet (born 1974), French footballer ...

, printer (French section) * Pierre-Denis Martin (1771–1855), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées * Jérôme Isaac Méchain (1778–1851), astronome *

Antonio Mesabki Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...

, imprimeur section orientale * Benoît Marie Moline de Saint-Yon (1780–1842), polytechnician (X 1794), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées *

Gaspard Monge Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse (9 May 1746 – 28 July 1818) was a French mathematician, commonly presented as the inventor of descriptive geometry, (the mathematical basis of) technical drawing, and the father of differential geometry. Durin ...

, comte de Péluse (1746–1818), mathematician *

Hippolyte Nectoux In Classical Greek mythology, Hippolyta, or Hippolyte (; grc-gre, Ἱππολύτη ''Hippolytē'') was a daughter of Ares and Otrera, queen of the Amazons, and a sister of Antiope and Melanippe. She wore her father Ares' ''zoster'', the ...

(1759–1836), botanist * Charles Norry (1756–1832), architect * Nicolas-Antoine Nouet (1740–1811), astronomer * Panhusen (died 1798), orientalist and interpreter * François-Auguste Parseval-Grandmaison (1759–1834), writer * L. Pellegrini, printer (Oriental section) * Charles Plazanet (1773–1868), mechanic *

Paul Nicaise Pottier Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

(1778–1842), polytechnician (X 1794), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées *

Roland Victor Pottier Roland (; frk, *Hrōþiland; lat-med, Hruodlandus or ''Rotholandus''; it, Orlando or ''Rolando''; died 15 August 778) was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the ...

(1775- ?), polytechnician (X 1795), ingénieur géographe *

François Pouqueville François Charles Hugues Laurent Pouqueville (; 4 November 1770 – 20 December 1838) was a French diplomat, writer, explorer, physician and historian, member of the Institut de France. First as the Turkish Sultan's hostage, then as Napoleon Bo ...

(1770–1838), surgeon * Pourlier, antiquary * Jean Constantin Protain (1769–1837), architect * J.-J. Puntis (1758–1812), printer (French section) * François Marie Quenot (born 1761), astronomer * Alire Raffeneau-Delile (1778–1850), botanist * Adrien Raffeneau-Delile (1773–1843), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées *

Louis Rémy Raige Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (d ...

(1777–1810), orientalist * Henri-Joseph Redouté (1766–1852), painter *

Michel-Louis-Étienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély Michel Louis Etienne Regnaud, later 1st Count Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély (3 December 1761, Saint-Fargeau – 11 March 1819, Paris) was a French politician. Biography Early activities He was a lawyer in Paris and lieutenant of the maritim ...

(1762–1819), politician *

Joseph Angélique Sébastien Regnault Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

(1776–1823), polytechnicien (X 1794), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées, adjunct to Bertholet and entrusted with controlling the currency in Cairo * G. Renno (1777–1848), printer (Oriental section) * Henri Jean Rigel (1772–1852), compositor * Michel Rigo (1770–1815), painter * Louis Ripault (1775–1823), antiquary *

Rivet A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener. Before being installed, a rivet consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end. The end opposite to the head is called the ''tail''. On installation, the rivet is placed in a punched ...

, printer (French section) * Alexandre Roguin (born 1771), pharmacist * N. Roselli, printer (French section) * Pierre Charles Rouyer (1769–1831), pharmacist * François Michel de Rozière (1773–1842), mining engineer * C. Ruga, printer (Oriental section) * Alexandre de Saint-Genis (1772–1834), polytechnician (X 1794), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées * André Louis de Saint-Simon (died 1799), knight of Malta *

Marie Jules César Lelorgne de Savigny Marie may refer to: People Name * Marie (given name) * Marie (Japanese given name) * Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973 * Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in Tro ...

(1777–1851), zoologist * Pierre Simonel (died 1810), geographical engineer *

Jean-Lambert Tallien Jean-Lambert Tallien (, 23 January 1767 – 16 November 1820) was a French politician of the revolutionary period. Though initially an active agent of the Reign of Terror, he eventually clashed with its leader, Maximilien Robespierre, and is best ...

(1767–1820),

National Convention The National Convention (french: link=no, Convention nationale) was the parliament of the Kingdom of France for one day and the French First Republic for the rest of its existence during the French Revolution, following the two-year National ...

member * Dominique Testevuide (1735–1798), chief geographical engineer * Claude François Thévenod (1772–1798), polytechnicien (X 1794), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées *

Jean Michel de Venture de Paradis Jean-Michel de Venture de Paradis (8 May 1739, Marseille – 16 May 1799, Acre, aged 60) was an 18th-century French orientalist and dragoman. Biography The son of a family of diplomats and military (King's interpreter in the Levant), he studi ...

(1739–1799), chief interpreter * Very, printer (French section) * Jacques Antoine Viard (1783–1849), student of the

École nationale des ponts et chaussées École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

* René Édouard de Villiers du Terrage (1780–1855), polytechnician (X 1794), inspector general of the Ponts et Chaussées, employed in leveling the Suez isthmus * Guillaume André Villoteau (1759–1839), musicographer * Jean Pierre Séraphin Vincent (1779–1818), polytechnician (X 1796), marine engineer * Louis Vincent (born 1780), engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées {{DEFAULTSORT:Egyptian Institute Of Sciences And Arts Egyptology French campaign in Egypt and Syria 1798 establishments in France Organizations established in 1798