Edme-Sébastien Jeaurat (14 September 1725 – 7 March 1803) was a French
astronomer most notable for publishing a map of the 64 stars of the
Pleiades in 1786. He was a member of the
French Academy of Sciences. He originally studied art, receiving a medal from the
French Academy of Painting and published an art book "Essai de perspective à l'usage des artistes" in 1750.[1] His parents were
Edme Jeaurat and Marie-Charlotte born Le Clerc. He was the first founder of various settlements that were taken over by the
École Militaire in favor of
astronomy.[2][3][4][5][6] He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1783.[7]