Jean Le Rond d'Alembert
(1717/1783)
Mathematician, philosopher, encyclopedist and academician (Academy of Sciences, 1741 – French Academy, 1754).
Jean Sylvain Bailly
(1736/1793)
French mathematician, astronomer, writer and politician. He was the first mayor of Paris.
Jacques Bertillon
(1851/1922)
Statistician and demographer, president of the Paris Statistical Society.
Joseph Bertrand
(1822/1900)
Mathematician, perpetual secretary of the Academy of Sciences, member of the French Academy.
Irénée-Jules Bienaymé
(1796/1878)
French statistician, and founding member of the French Mathematical Society (SMF), in president.
Jean-Charles de Borda
(1733/1799)
A French mathematician, physicist and navigator, he participated in the American War of Independence under the command of L'Estaing.
Abbé Charles Bossut
(1730/1814)
French geometer and mathematician, member of the Academy of Sciences, corresponding member of the Academies of Berlin and Bologna, and honorary member of the Academy of Saint Petersburg. He contributed to the encyclopedias of Diderot, d'Alembert, and Panckoucke.
Jean-Louis Boucharlat
(1775/1848)
A mathematician who graduated from Polytechnique, he later taught literature at the Athénée. He published scientific works and poetry collections.