Guillaume Le Gentil

Guillaume Le Gentil
Born(1725-09-12)12 September 1725
Died22 October 1792(1792-10-22) (aged 67)
NationalityFrench
OccupationFrench astronomer

Guillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil de la Galaisière (French pronunciation: [ɡijom ʒɑ̃ti], 12 September 1725 – 22 October 1792) was a French astronomer who discovered several nebulae and was appointed to the Royal Academy of Sciences. He made unsuccessful attempts to observe the 1761 and 1769 transits of Venus from India.