Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche

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Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche
Jean Chappé d'Auteroche by J. B. Tilliard
Born	(1722-03-23)23 March 1722 Mauriac, Cantal, France
Died	1 August 1769(1769-08-01) (aged 47) San José del Cabo, Baja California, Mexico
Nationality	French
Known for	transits of Venus
Scientific career
Fields	astronomy
Institutions	Royal Academy of Sciences

Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist ʃap dotʁɔʃ]; 23 March 1722 – 1 August 1769) was a French astronomer, best known for his observations of the transits of Venus in 1761 and 1769.