This is a list of members of the Académie française (French Academy) by seat number. The primary professions of the academicians are noted. The dates shown indicate the terms of the members, who generally serve for life. Some, however, were "excluded" during the reorganisations of 1803 and 1816 and at other times.

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Seat 1

1. Pierre Séguier, 1635-1643, politician and magistrate
2. Claude Bazin de Bezons, 1643-1684, lawyer
3. Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, 1684-1711, poet
4. Jean d'Estrées, 1711-1718, ecclesiastic and politician
5. Marc-René d'Argenson, 1718-1721, politician
6. Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy, 1721-1753, ecclesiastic
7. George-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, 1753-1788, essayist
8. Félix Vicq d'Azir, 1788-1794, medical doctor
9. François-Urbain Domergue, 1803-1810, grammarian
10. Ange-François Fariau, 1810, poet and translator
11. François-Auguste Parseval-Grandmaison, 1811-1834, poet
12. Narcisse-Achille de Salvandy, 1835-1856, politician and historian
13. Émile Augier, 1857-1889, poet and playwright
14. Charles de Freycinet, 1890-1923, politician and physicist
15. Émile Picard, 1924-1941, mathematician
16. Louis de Broglie, 1944-1987, physicist and mathematician
17. Michel Debré, 1988-1996, politician
18. François Furet, 1997, historian
19. René Rémond, elected 1998, historian

Seat 2

1. Valentine Conrart, 1634-1675, poet and grammarian
2. Toussaint Rose, 1675-1701, orator
3. Louis de Sacy, 1701-1727, lawyer
4. Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu, 1728-1755, magistrate and philosopher
5. Jean-Baptiste de Vivien de Châteaubrun, 1755-1775, poet and playwright
6. François-Jean de Chastellux, 1775-1788, musician
7. Aimar-Charles-Marie de Nicolaï, 1788-1794, magistrate
8. Nicolas-Louis François de Neufchâteau, 1803-1828, politician and philologist
9. Pierre-Antoine Lebrun, 1828-1873, politician and poet
10. Alexandre Dumas, fils, 1874-1895, playwright and novelist
11. André Theuriet, 1896-1907, novelist and poet
12. Jean Richepin, 1908-1926, poet and novelist
13. Émile Mâle, 1927-1954, art historian
14. François Albert-Buisson, 1955-1961, magistrate and politician
15. Marc Boegner, 1962-1970, ecclesiastic and theologian
16. René de Castries, 1972-1986, historian
17. André Frossard, 1987-1995, essayist and journalist
18. Hector Bianciotti, elected 1996, novelist

Seat 3

1. Jacques de Serisay, 1634-1653, poet
2. Paul-Philippe de Chaumont, 1654-1697, ecclesiastic
3. Louis Cousin, 1697-1707, historian and journalist
4. Jacques-Louis de Valon, marquis de Mimeure, 1707-1719, poet and translator
5. Nicolas Gédyon, 1719-1744, ecclesiastic
6. François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, 1744-1794, ecclesiastic
7. Roch-Ambroise Cucurron Sicard, 1803-1822, ecclesiastic and grammarian
8. Denis-Luc Frayssinous, 1822-1841, ecclesiastic
9. Étienne-Denis Pasquier, 1842-1862, politician
10. Jules-Armand Dufaure, 1863-1881, politician and lawyer
11. Victor Cherbuliez, 1881-1899, novelist and playwright
12. Émile Fauget, 1900-1916, literary critic and historian
13. Georges Clemenceau, 1918-1929, politician and doctor
14. André Chaumeix, 1830-1955, journalist and critic
15. Jérôme Carcopino, 1955-1970, historian and archaeologist
16. Roger Caillois, 1971-1978, essayist and sociologist
17. Marguerite Yourcenar, 1880-1987, novelist and essayist
18. Jean-Denis Bredin, elected 1989, magistrate and essayist

Seat 4

1. Jean Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin, 1634-1676, poet and novelist
2. Jean-Jacques de Mesmes, 1676-1688, magistrate
3. Jean Testu de Mauroy, 1688-1706, ecclesiastic
4. Camille le Tellier de Louvois, 1706-1718, ecclesiastic
5. Jean-Baptiste Massillon, 1718-1742, ecclesiastic
6. Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, 1742-1798, politician and poet
7. Gabriel-Marie Legouvé, 1803-1812, poet
8. Alexandre-Vincent Pineux Duval, 1812-1842, poet and playwright
9. Pierre-Simon Ballanche, 1842-1847, philosopher
10. Jean Vatout, 1848, poet
11. Alexis de Guignard, Comte de Saint-Priest, 1849-1851, politician and historian
12. Pierre-Antoine Berryer, 1852-1868, lawyer
13. François-Joseph de Champagny, 1869-1882, historian
14. Charles de Mazade, 1882-1893, poet and critic
15. José-Maria de Heredia, 1894-1905, poet
16. Maurice Barrès, 1906-1923, novelist and politician
17. Louis Bertrand, 1925-1941, novelist and historian
18. Jean Tharaud, 1946-1952, novelist
19. Alphonse Juin, 1952-1967, soldier
20. Pierre Emmanuel, 1968-1984, poet
21. Jean Hamburger, 1985-1992, doctor and essayist
22. Albert Decourtray, 1993-1994, ecclesiastic
23. Jean-Marie Lustiger, elected 1995, ecclesiastic

Seat 5

1. Jean Ogier de Gombauld, 1634-1666, poet and playwright
2. Paul Tallement le Jeune, 1666-1712, ecclesiastic
3. Antoine Danchet, 1712-1748, playwright and poet
4. Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, 1748-1777, playwright
5. Claude-François-Xavier Millot, 1777-1785, ecclesiastic
6. André Morellet, 1785-1819, ecclesiastic
7. Pierre-Édouard Lémontey, 1819-1826, politician and lawyer
8. Joseph Fourier, 1826-1830, mathematician and physicist
9. Victor Cousin, 1830-1867, politician and philosopher
10. Jules Favre, 1867-1880, politician and lawyer
11. Edmond Rousse, 1880-1906, lawyer
12. Pierre de Ségur, 1907-1916, historian
13. Robert de Flers, 1920-1927, playwright and journalist
14. Louis Madelin, 1927-1956, historian
15. Robert Kemp, 1956-1959, literary and dramatic critic
16. René Huyghe, 1960-1997, art historian and essayist
17. Georges Vedel, 1998-2002, magistrate
18. Assia Djebar, elected 2005

Seat 6

1. François le Métel de Boisrobert, 1634-1662, ecclesiastic and poet
2. Jean Renaud de Segrais, 1662-1701, poet and novelist
3. Jean Galbert de Campistron, 1701-1723, playwright
4. Philippe Néricault Destouches, 1723-1754, playwright and diplomat
5. Louis de Boissy, 1754-1758, poet
6. Jean-Baptiste de Lacurne de Sainte-Palaye, 1758-1781, archaeologist
7. Sébastien-Roch-Nicolas (Chamfort), 1781-1794, playwright and publisher
8. Pierre-Louis Roederer, 1803-1835, politician and lawyer
9. Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis, 1816-1830, politician
10. Philippe-Paul de Ségur, 1830-1873, diplomat and historian
11. Charles de Viel-Castel, 1873-1887, diplomat
12. Edmond Jurien de la Gravière, 1888-1892, admiral
13. Ernest Lavisse, 1892-1922, historian
14. Georges de Porto-Riche, 1923-1930, playwright and poet
15. Pierre Benoit, 1931-1962, novelist
16. Jean Paulhan, 1963-1968, literary and art critic
17. Eugène Ionesco, 1970-1994, playwright
18. Marc Fumaroli, elected 1995, historian and essayist

Seat 7

1. Jean Chapelain, 1634-1674, royal advisor
2. Isaac de Benserade, 1674-1691, poet and playwright
3. Étienne Pavillon, 1691-1705, lawyer and poet
4. Fabio Brulart de Sillery, 1705-1714, ecclesiastic and poet
5. Henri-Jacques de la Force, Duc de la Force, 1715-1726, economist
6. Jean-Baptiste de Mirabaud, 1726-1760, translator
7. Claude-Henri Watelet, 1760-1786, painter
8. Michel-Jean Sedaine, 1786-1797, poet and playwright
9. Jean-François Collin d'Harleville, 1803-1806, playwright and poet
10. Pierre Daru, 1806-1829, politician and historian
11. Alphonse de Lamartine, 1829-1869, politician and poet
12. Émile Ollivier, 1870-1913, politician and lawyer
13. Henri Bergson, 1914-1941, philosopher
14. Édouard le Roy, 1945-1954, philosopher and mathematician
15. Henri Petiot (Daniel-Rops), 1955-1965, poet and novelist
16. Pierre-Henri Simon, 1966-1972, literary historian and novelist
17. André Roussin, 1973-1987, playwright
18. Jacqueline Worms de Romilly, elected 1988, philologist and essayist

Seat 8

1. Claude de Malleville, 1634-1647, poet
2. Jean Ballesdens, 1648-1675, lawyer
3. Géraud de Cordemoy, 1675-1684, philosopher and historian
4. Jean-Louis Bergeret, 1684-1694, lawyer
5. Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, 1694-1743, ecclesiastic
6. Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, 1743-1759, astronomer
7. Jean-Jacques Lefranc, marquis de Pompignan, 1759-1784, magistrate and economist
8. Jean-Sifrein Maury, 1784-excluded in reorganisation of 1803, see also seat 15, ecclesiastic and politician
9. Michel-Louis-Étienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély, 1803-1819, politician and lawyer
10. Pierre-Simon Laplace, 1816-1827, politician and mathematician
11. Pierre-Paul Royer-Collard, 1827-1845, politician
12. Charles de Rémusat, 1846-1875, politician and philosopher
13. Jules Simon, 1875-1896, politician and philosopher
14. Albert de Mun, 1897-1914, politician and soldier
15. Alfred Baudrillart, 1918-1942, ecclesiastic and historian
16. Octave Aubry, 1946-1946, historian and bureaucrat
17. Édouard Herriot, 1946-1957, politician and literary historian
18. Jean Rostand, 1959-1977, biologist and philosopher
19. Michel Déon, elected 1978, novelist

Seat 9

1. Nicolas Faret, 1634-1646, poet
2. Pierre du Ryer, 1646-1658, playwright
3. César d'Estrées, 1658-1714, ecclesiastic and politician
4. Victor-Marie d'Estrées, 1715-1737, politician and soldier
5. Charles-Armand-René de la Trémoille, 1738-1741, aristocrat
6. Armand de Rohan-Soubise, 1741-1756, ecclesiastic
7. Antoine de Malvin de Montazet, 1756-1788, ecclesiastic
8. Stanislas de Boufflers, 1788-1815, poet
9. Louis-Pierre-Marie-François Baour-Lormian, 1815-1854, poet and playwright
10. François Ponsard, 1855-1867, playwright
11. Joseph Autran, 1868-1877, poet
12. Victorien Sardou, 1877-1908, playwright
13. Marcel Prévost, 1909-1941, novelist
14. Émile Henriot, 1945-1961, novelist and literary critic
15. Jean Guéhenno, 1962-1978, essayist
16. Alain Decaux, elected 1979, historian

Seat 10

1. Antoine Godeau, 1634-1672, ecclesiastic and poet
2. Esprit Fléchier, 1672-1710, ecclesiastic
3. Henri de Nesmond, 1710-1727, ecclesiastic
4. Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou, 1727-1749, politician
5. Charles-Louis-Auguste Fouquet de Belle-Isle, 1749-1761, politician and soldier
6. Nicolas-Charles-Joseph Trublet, 1761-1770, ecclesiastic
7. Jean-François de Saint-Lambert, 1770-1803, poet and philosopher
8. Hugues-Bernard Maret, 1803-1839, politician and diplomat
9. Joseph Lainé, 1816-1835, politician and magistrate
10. Emmanuel Mercier Dupaty, 1836-1851, poet and playwright
11. Alfred de Musset, 1852-1857, playwright and poet
12. Victor de Laprade, 1858-1883, poet
13. François Coppée, 1884-1908, poet and novelist
14. Jean Aicard, 1909-1921, poet and novelist
15. Camille Jullian, 1924-1933, historian and philologist
16. Léon Bérard, 1934-1960, politician and lawyer
17. Jean Guitton, 1961-1999, theologian
18. Florence Delay, elected 2000, novelist and playwright

Seat 11

1. Philippe Habert, 1634-1638, poet
2. Jacques Esprit, 1639-1678, politician
3. Jacques-Nicolas Colbert, 1678-1707, ecclesiastic
4. Claude-François Fraguier, 1707-1728, ecclesiastic
5. Charles d'Orléans de Rothelin, 1728-1744, ecclesiastic
6. Gabriel Girard, 1744-1748, ecclesiastic
7. Antoine-René de Voyer d'Argenson de Paulmy, 1748-1787, politician
8. Henri-Cardin-Jean-Baptiste d'Aguesseau, 1787-1826, politician
9. Charles Brifaut, 1826-1857, poet and playwright
10. Jules Sandeau, 1858-1883, novelist and playwright
11. Edmond About, 1884-1885, novelist and playwright
12. Léon Say, 1886-1896, politician and economist
13. Albert Vandal, 1896-1910, historian
14. Denys Cochin, 1911-1922, politician
15. Georges Goyau, 1922-1939, historian
16. Paul Hazard, 1940-1944, historian and philosopher
17. Maurice Garçon, 1946-1967, lawyer, novelist and historian
18. Paul Morand, 1968-1976, diplomat, novelist, playwright and poet
19. Alain Peyrefitte, 1977-1999, politician and diplomat
20. Gabriel de Broglie, elected 2001, historian

Seat 12

1. Germain Habert de Cérizy, 1634-1654, ecclesiastic
2. Charles Cotin, 1655-1681, ecclesiastic
3. Louis de Courcillon de Dangeau, 1682-1723, ecclesiastic and politician
4. Charles-Jean-Baptiste Fleureiau de Morville, 1723-1732, politician
5. Jean Terrasson, 1732-1750, ecclesiastic and philosopher
6. Claude de Thiard de Bissy, 1750-1810, soldier
7. Joseph-Alphonse Esménard, 1810-1811, politician
8. Charles Lacretelle Jeune, 1811-1855, historian
9. Jean-Baptiste Biot, 1856-1862, scientist and mathematician
10. Louis de Carné, 1863-1876, politician
11. Charles Blanc, 1876-1882, art critic
12. Édouard Pailleron, 1882-1899, poet and playwright
13. Paul Hervieu, 1900-1915, novelist and playwright
14. François de Curel, 1918-1928, playwright
15. Charles le Goffic, 1930-1932, novelist and historian
16. Abel Bonnard, 1932-1968, poet, novelist and politician
17. Jules Romains, 1946-1972, novelist, playwright and poet
18. Jean d'Ormesson, elected 1973, novelist

Seat 13

1. Claude-Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, 1634-1638, grammarian and mathematician
2. François de La Mothe-Le-Vayer, 1639-1672, critic, grammarian and philosopher
3. Jean Racine, 1672-1699, playwright, mathematician, physicist and doctor
4. Jean-Baptiste-Henri de Valincour, 1699-1730, historiographer and admiral
5. Jean-François Leriget de La Faye, 1730-1731, politician
6. Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, 1731-1762, playwright
7. Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon, 1762-1775, ecclesiastic, playwright and poet
8. Jean de Dieu-Raymond Boisgelin de Cucé, 1776-1804, ecclesiastic
9. Jean-Baptiste Dureau de la Malle, 1804-1807, translator
10. Louis-Benoît Picard, 1807-1828, comedian, poet, novelist and playwright
11. Antoine-Vincent Arnault, 1829-1834, poet, fabulist and playwright - see also seat 16
12. Eugène Scribe, 1834-1861, playwright
13. Octave Feuillet, 1862-1890, novelist and playwright
14. Pierre Loti, 1891-1923, novelist and soldier
15. Albert Besnard, 1924-1934, painter and engraver
16. Louis Gillet, 1935-1943, historian of art and literature
17. Paul Claudel, 1946-1955, poet, playwright, novelist and diplomat
18. Wladimir d'Ormesson, 1956-1973, politician, chronicler and novelist
19. Maurice Schumann, 1974-1998, politician, essayist, journalist, novelist and historian
20. Pierre Messmer, elected 1999, bureaucrat and politician

Seat 14

1. François Maynard, 1634-1646, magistrate and poet
2. Pierre Corneille, 1647-1684, playwright and lawyer
3. Thomas Corneille, 1684-1709, playwright
4. Antoine Houdar de La Motte, 1710-1731, playwright
5. Michel-Celse-Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, 1732-1736, ecclesiastic
6. Étienne Lauréault de Foncemagne, 1736-1779, ecclesiastic
7. Michel-Paul-Gui de Chabanon, 1779-1792, playwright
8. Jacques-André Naigeon, 1803-1810, encyclopaedist
9. Népomucène Lemercier, 1810-1840, poet and playwright
10. Victor Hugo, 1841-1885, poet, playwright and novelist
11. Charles Leconte de Lisle, 1886-1894, poet and playwright
12. Henry Houssaye, 1894-1911, historian and novelist
13. Louis-Hubert Lyautey, 1912-1934, soldier
14. Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, 1934-1942, politician and soldier
15. Robert d'Harcourt, 1946-1965, literary historian and essayist
16. Jean Mistler, 1966-1988, novelist, essayist, literary historian, music critic and politician
17. Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, elected 1990, historian

Seat 15

1. Guillaume Bautru, 1634-1665, politician
2. Jacques Testu de Belval, 1665-1706, ecclesiastic and poet
3. François-Joseph de Beaupoil de Sainte-Aulaire, 1706-1742, soldier and poet
4. Jean-Jacques Dortous de Mairan, 1743-1771, physicist and mathematician
5. François Arnaud, 1771-1784, ecclesiastic
6. Gui-Jean-Baptiste Target, 1785-1806, magistrate
7. Jean-Sifrein Maury, 1806-excluded by ordinance 1816, ecclesiastic and politician; see also seat 8
8. François-Xavier-Marc-Antoine de Montesquiou-Fézensac, 1816 - 1832, ecclesiastic and politician
9. Antoine Jay, 1832-1854, politician
10. Ustazade Silvestre de Sacy, 1854-1879, literary critic
11. Eugène Labiche, 1880-1888, playwright and novelist
12. Henri Meilhac, 1888-1897, playwright
13. Henri Lavedan, 1898-1940, playwright and novelist
14. Ernest Seillière, 1946-1955, historian of literature and of philosophy, and essayist
15. André Chamson, 1956-1983, novelist, essayist and historian
16. Fernand Braudel, 1984-1985, historian of civilisations
17. Jacques Laurent, 1986-2000, novelist, essayist and journalist
18. Frédéric Vitoux, elected 2001, writer and journalist

Seat 16

1. Jean Sirmond, 1634-1649, historiographer
2. Jean de Montereul, 1649-1651, ecclesiastic
3. François Tallemant l'Aîné, 1651-1693, ecclesiastic
4. Simon de la Loubère, 1693-1729, diplomat and poet
5. Claude Sallier, 1729-1761, ecclesiastic and philologist
6. Jean-Gilles du Coëtlosquet, 1761-1784, ecclesiastic
7. Anne-Pierre de Montesquiou-Fézensac, 1784-1798, politician
8. Antoine-Vincent Arnault, 1803, excluded by ordinance 1816, re-elected in 1829 to seat 13, poet, fabulist and playwright
9. Armand du Plessis, duc de Richelieu, 1816-1822, politician
10. Bon-Joseph Dacier, 1822-1833, philologist
11. Pierre-François Tissot, 1833-1854, poet and historian
12. Félix Dupanloup, 1854-1878, ecclesiastic
13. Edme-Armand-Gaston d'Audiffret-Pasquier, 1878-1905, politician
14. Alexandre Ribot, 1906-1923, politician, lawyer, magistrate and jurist
15. Henri Robert, 1923-1936, lawyer and historian
16. Charles Maurras, 1938, not excluded, but seat "declared vacant" for Vichy collaboration in 1945, journalist, politician, essayist and poet
17. Antoine de Lévis Mirepoix, 1953-1981, novelist, historian and essayist
18. Léopold Sédar Senghor, 1983-2001, head of state (Senegal), politician, poet and essayist
19. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, elected 2003, former president of France

Seat 17

1. François de Cauvigny de Colomby, 1634-1649, poet
2. François Tristan l'Hermite, 1649-1655, playwright and poet
3. Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière, 1655-1663, critic, poet and historian
4. François-Honorat de Beauvilliers, duc de Saint-Aignan, 1663-1687, soldier
5. François-Timoléon de Choisy, 1687-1724, ecclesiastic
6. Antoine Portail, 1724-1736, politician
7. Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, 1736-1754, playwright
8. Jean-Pierre de Bougainville, 1754-1763, historian
9. Jean-François Marmontel, 1763-1799, philosopher and essayist
10. Louis-Marcelin de Fontanes, 1803-1821, politician, poet and journalist
11. Abel-François Villemain, 1821-1870, politician and literary critic
12. Émile Littré, 1871-1881, philologist and philosopher
13. Louis Pasteur, 1881-1895, chemist
14. Gaston Paris, 1896-1903, philologist and literary historian
15. Frédéric Masson, 1903-1923, historian
16. Georges Lecomte, 1924-1958, novelist, essayist, art critic and historian
17. Jean Delay, 1959-1987, psychiatrist, essayist and novelist
18. Jacques-Yves Cousteau, 1988-1997, oceanographer, film-maker and essayist
19. Érik Orsenna, elected 1998, politician and novelist

Seat 18

1. Jean Baudoin, 1634-1650, translator
2. François Charpentier, 1650-1702, novelist
3. Jean-François de Chamillart, 1702-1714, ecclesiastic
4. Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars, 1714-1734, politician and soldier
5. Honoré-Armand de Villars, 1734-1770, politician
6. Étienne-Charles de Loménie de Brienne, 1770-1794, ecclesiastic, politician and philosopher
7. Jean-Gérard Lacuée de Cessac, 1803-1841, politician
8. Alexis de Tocqueville, 1841-1859, politician
9. Henri Lacordaire, 1860-1861, ecclesiastic
10. Albert de Broglie, 1862-1901, politician, diplomat and historian
11. Melchior de Vogüé, 1901-1916, archaeologist and historian
12. Ferdinand Foch, 1918-1929, soldier
13. Philippe Pétain, 1929-1951, soldier
14. André François-Poncet, 1952-1978, politician and diplomat
15. Edgar Faure, 1978-1988, politician and historian
16. Michel Serres, elected 1990, philosopher

Seat 19

1. François de Porchères d'Arbaud, 1634-1640, poet
2. Olivier Patru, 1640-1681, lawyer
3. Nicolas Potier de Novion, 1681-1693, magistrate
4. Philippe Goibaud-Dubois, 1693-1694, translator
5. Charles Boileau, 1694-1704, ecclesiastic
6. Gaspard Abeille, 1704-1718, ecclesiastic
7. Nicolas-Hubert de Mongault, 1718-1746, ecclesiastic
8. Charles Pinot Duclos, 1746-1772, grammarian and historian
9. Nicolas Beauzée, 1772-1789, grammarian
10. Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, 1789-1795, ecclesiastic
11. Marie-Joseph Chénier, 1803-1811, poet and playwright
12. François-René de Châteaubriand, 1811-1848, politician, poet and novelist
13. Paul de Noailles, 1849-1885, historian
14. Édouard Hervé, 1886-1899, politician
15. Paul Deschanel, 1899-1922, politician
16. Auguste Jonnart, 1923-1927, politician, senior bureaucrat and diplomat
17. Maurice Paléologue, 1928-1944, diplomat and historian
18. Charles de Chambrun, 1946-1952, diplomat
19. Fernand Gregh, 1953-1960, poet, literary critic and historian
20. René Clair, 1960-1981, movie director and novelist
21. Pierre Moinot, elected 1982, senior bureaucrat and novelist

Seat 20

1. Paul Hay du Chaastelet, 1634-1636, lawyer
2. Nicolas Perrot d'Ablancourt, 1637-1664, translator
3. Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, 1665-1693, novelist
4. Jean-Paul Bignon, 1693-1743, ecclesiastic
5. Armand-Jérôme Bignon, 1743-1772, politician
6. Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, 1772-1795, historian
7. Ponce-Denis Écouchard-Lebrun, 1803-1807, poet
8. François-Juste-Marie Raynouard, 1807-1836, lawyer, poet and playwright
9. François-Auguste Mignet, 1836-1884, historian
10. Victor Duruy, 1884-1894, politician and historian
11. Jules Lemaître, 1895-1914, playwright and critic
12. Henry Bordeaux, 1919-1963, lawyer and novelist
13. Theirry Maulnier, 1964-1988, journalist and playwright
14. José Cabanis, 1990-2000, magistrate and novelist
15. Angelo Rinaldi, elected 2001, writer

Seat 21

1. Marin le Roy de Gomberville, 1634-1674, novelist
2. Pierre-Daniel Huet, 1674-1721, ecclesiastic
3. Jean Boivin le Cadet, 1721-1726, professor
4. Paul-Hippolyte de Beauvilliers, Duc de Saint-Aignan, 1726-1776, politician
5. Charles-Pierre Colardeau, 1776, poet and playwright
6. Jean-François de la Harpe, 1776-1803, poet, playwright and critic
7. Pierre-Louis Lacretelle l'Aîné, 1803-1824, lawyer
8. François-Xavier-Joseph Droz, 1824-1850, philosopher and historian
9. Charles de Montalembert, 1851-1870, philosopher
10. Henri d'Orléans, Duc d'Aumale, 1871-1897, soldier, politician and historian
11. Eugène Guillaume, 1898-1905, sculptor
12. Étienne Lamy, 1905-1919, essayist, politician and lawyer
13. André Chevrillon, 1920-1957, essayist and literary historian and critic
14. Marcel Achard, 1959-1974, playwright and journalist
15. Félicien Marceau, elected 1975, playwright, novelist and essayist

Seat 22

1. Antoine Gérard de Saint-Amant, 1634-1661, poet
2. Jacques Cassagne, 1662-1679, ecclesiastic and poet
3. Louis de Verjus, Comte de Crécy, 1679-1709, politician
4. Jean-Antoine de Mesmes, 1710-1723, magistrate
5. Pierre-Joseph Alary, 1723-1770, ecclesiastic
6. Gabriel-Henri Gaillard, 1771-1806, ecclesiastic, historian, grammarian and journalist
7. Louis-Philippe de Ségur, 1803-1830, diplomat, historian, poet and playwright
8. Jean-Pons-Guillaume Viennet, 1830-1868, politician, poet and playwright
9. Joseph d'Haussonville, 1869-1884, politician and diplomat
10. Ludovic Halévy, 1884-1908, playwright, librettist and novelist
11. Eugène Brieux, 1909-1932, playwright
12. François Mauriac, 1933-1970, writer, essayist and literary critic
13. Julien Green, 1971-1998, novelist and playwright
14. René de Obaldia, elected 1999, playwright and poet

Seat 23

1. Guillaume Colletet, 1634-1659, lawyer and playwright
2. Gilles Boileau, 1659-1669, poet
3. Jean de Montigny, 1670-1671, ecclesiastic and poet
4. Charles Perrault, 1671-1703, poet
5. Armand-Gaston-Maximilien de Rohan, 1703-1749, ecclesiastic and politician
6. Louis-Gui de Guérapin de Vauréal, 1749-1760, ecclesiastic and politician
7. Charles-Marie de la Condamine, 1760-1774, explorer
8. Jacques Delille, 1774-1813, ecclesiastic and poet
9. François-Nicolas-Vincent Campenon, 1813-1843, poet
10. Marc Girardin, 1844-1873, politician and literary critic
11. Alfred Mézières, 1874-1915, literary historian, politician and essayist
12. René Boylesve, 1918-1926, novelist and poet
13. Abel Hermant, 1927-1950, novelist, essayist and journalist
14. Étienne Gilson, 1946-1978, philosopher
15. Henri Gouhier, 1979-1994, philosopher and literary critic
16. Pierre Rosenberg, elected 1995, art historian and essayist

Seat 24

1. Jean Silhon, 1634-1667, politician
2. Jean-Baptiste Colbert, 1667-1683, politician
3. Jean de la Fontaine, 1684-1695, poet
4. Jules de Clérambault, 1695-1714, ecclesiastic
5. Guillaume Massieu, 1714-1722, ecclesiastic
6. Claude-François-Alexandre Houtteville, 1722-1742, ecclesiastic
7. Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux, 1742-1763, playwright and novelist
8. Claude-François Lysarde de Radonvilliers, 1763-1789, ecclesiastic
9. Constantin-François Chasseboeuf, Comte de Volney, 1803-1820, philosopher
10. Claude-Emmanuel de Pastoret, 1820-1840, politician, lawyer and poet
11. Louis de Beaupoil, Comte de Sainte-Aulaire, 1841-1854, politician
12. Victor de Broglie, 1855-1870, politician
13. Prosper Duvergier de Hauranne, 1870-1881, politician
14. Armand Prudhomme, 1881-1907, poet and essayist
15. Henri Poincaré, 1908-1912, mathematician, astronomer, engineer and philosopher
16. Alfred Capus, 1914-1922, playwright, journalist and essayist
17. Édouard Estaunié, 1923-1942, novelist and engineer
18. Louis-Pasteur Vallery-Radot, 1944-1970, doctor
19. Étienne Wolff, 1971-1996, biologist
20. Jean-François Revel, elected 1997, historian and essayist

Seat 25

1. Claude de L'Estoile, 1634-1652, playwright and poet
2. Armand de Camboust, duc de Coislin, 1652-1702, soldier
3. Pierre de Camboust, duc de Coislin, 1702-1710, aristocrat
4. Henri-Charles de Coislin, 1710-1732, ecclesiastic
5. Jean-Baptiste Surian, 1733-1754, ecclesiastic
6. Jean Le Rond, dit d'Alembert, 1754-1783, philosopher and mathematician
7. Marie-Gabriel-Florent-Auguste de Choiseul-Gouffier, 1783, excluded in 1803 reorganisation, biographer
8. Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis, 1803-1807, politician, philosopher and lawyer
9. Pierre Laujon, 1807-1811, poet and songwriter
10. Charles-Guillaume Étienne, 1811-1816. Excluded by ordinance; see also seat 32, poet and playwright
11. Marie-Gabriel-Florent-Auguste de Choiseul-Gouffier, (2nd time), 1816-1817
12. Jean-Louis Laya, 1817-1833, poet and playwright
13. Charles Nodier, 1833-1844, novelist, poet and grammarian
14. Prosper Mérimée, 1844-1870, novelist
15. Louis de Loménie, 1871-1878, essayist
16. Hippolyte Taine, 1878-1893, essayist and historian
17. Albert Sorel, 1894-1906, historian
18. Maurice Donnay, 1907-1945, playwright
19. Marcel Pagnol, 1946-1974, playwright, film-maker and novelist
20. Jean Bernard, elected 1975, medical doctor

Seat 26

1. Amable de Bourzeys, 1634-1672, ecclesiastic and scholar
2. Jean Gallois, 1672-1707, ecclesiastic
3. Edme Mongin, 1707-1746, ecclesiastic
4. Jean-Ignace de la Ville, 1746-1774, ecclesiastic and diplomat
5. Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Suard, 1774-1817, essayist
6. François Roger, 1817-1842, poet and playwright
7. Henri Patin, 1842-1876, professor
8. Gaston Boissier, 1876-1908, historian and philologist
9. René Doumic, 1909-1937, literary historian and critic, and essayist
10. André Maurois, 1938-1967, novelist, essayist, literary historian and critic
11. Marcel Arland, 1968-1986, novelist, essayist, literary historian and critic
12. Georges Duby, 1987-1996, historian
13. Jean-Marie Rouart, elected 1997, novelist and essayist

Seat 27

1. Abel Servien, 1634-1659, politician
2. Jean-Jacques Renouard de Villayer, 1659-1691, politician
3. Bernard le Bouyer de Fontenelle, 1691-1757, playwright and philosopher
4. Antoine-Louis Séguier, 1757-1792, lawyer
5. Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, 1803-1814, essayist
6. Étienne Aignan, 1814-1824, journalist and playwright
7. Alexandre Soumet, 1824-1845, poet and playwright
8. Ludovic Vitet, 1845-1873, archaeologist
9. Elme-Marie Caro, 1874-1887, philosopher
10. Paul-Gabriel d'Haussonville, 1888-1924, politician and lawyer
11. Auguste-Armand de la Force, 1925-1961 historian
12. Joseph Kessel, 1962, journalist and novelist
13. Michel Droit, 1980-2001, novelist
14. Pierre Nora, elected 2001, historian

Seat 28

1. Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, 1634-1654, essayist
2. Paul-Philippe Hardouin de Péréfixe, 1654-1670, ecclesiastic and historian
3. François de Harlay de Champvallon, 1671-1695, ecclesiastic
4. André Dacier, 1695-1722, philologist and translator
5. Guillaume Dubois, 1722-1723, ecclesiastic and politician
6. Charles-Jean-François Hénault, 1723-1770, magistrate
7. Charles-Just de Beauvau, 1771-1793, politician and soldier
8. Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai, 1803-1838, politician and lawyer; removed by ordinance
9. Antoine-François-Claude Ferrand, 1816-1825, magistrate, poet, historian and playwright
10. Casimir Delavigne, 1825-1843, poet and playwright
11. Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, 1844-1869, essayist and poet
12. Jules Janin, 1870-1874, novelist and critic
13. John Lemoinne, 1875-1892, diplomat and journalist
14. Ferdinand Brunetière, 1893-1906, literary critic, historian of literature and essayist
15. Henri Barboux, 1907-1910, lawyer
16. Henry Roujon, 1911-1914, senior bureaucrat, essayist and novelist
17. Louis Barthou, 1918-1934, politician, magistrate, historian and historian of literature; assassinated
18. Claude Farrère, 1935-1957, novelist, essayist and historian
19. Henri Troyat, elected 1959, novelist, historian of literature, historian; currently dean of the Académie

Seat 29

1. Pierre Bardin, 1634-1635, philosopher and mathematician
2. Nicolas Bourbon, 1637-1644, ecclesiastic
3. François-Henri Salomon de Virelade, 1644-1670, lawyer
4. Philippe Quinault, 1670-1688, poet and playwright
5. François de Callières, 1688-1717, philologist
6. André-Hercule de Fleury, 1717-1743, ecclesiastic and politician
7. Paul d'Albert de Luynes, 1743-1788, ecclesiastic
8. Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, 1788-1794, playwright, novelist and poet
9. Jean-François Cailhava, 1803-1813, playwright, poet and critic
10. Joseph Michaud, 1813-1839, journalist and historian
11. Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens, 1840-1867, physiologist
12. Claude Bernard, 1868-1878, doctor
13. Ernest Renan, 1878-1892, philosopher
14. Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, 1893-1896, politician and diplomat
15. Gabriel Hanotaux, 1897-1944, politician, diplomat and historian
16. André Siegfried, 1944-1959, historian and geographer
17. Henry de Montherlant, 1960-1972, playwright, novelist and essayist
18. Claude Lévi-Strauss, elected 1973, anthropologist

Seat 30

1. Honorat de Bueil, marquis de Racan, 1634-1670, poet
2. François-Séraphin Régnier-Desmarais, 1670-1713, ecclesiastic and grammarian
3. Bernard de La Monnoye, 1713-1728, philologist and critic
4. Michel Poncet de La Rivière, 1728-1730, ecclesiastic
5. Jacques Hardion. 1730-1766, historian
6. Antoine-Léonard Thomas, 1766-1785, poet
7. Jacques-Antoine-Hippolyte de Guibert, 1785-1790, playwright
8. Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès, 1803- excluded by ordinance 1816, politician; died 1824
9. Louis-Gabriel, vicomte de Bonald, 1816-1840, philosopher and publicist
10. Jacques-François Ancelot, 1841-1854, poet, novelist and playwright
11. Ernest Legouvé, 1855-1903, poet, novelist, playwright and essayist
12. René Bazin, 1903-1932, novelist and essayist
13. Théodore Gosselin, 1932-1935, historian
14. Georges Duhamel, 1935-1966, doctor, essayist, novelist, poet and playwright
15. Maurice Druon, elected 1966, politician and novelist

Seat 31

1. Pierre de Boissat, 1634-1662, soldier
2. Antoine Furetière, 1662-1685, poet, fabulist and novelist; excluded but not replaced, died in 1688
3. Jean de La Chapelle, 1688-1723, poet
4. Pierre-Joseph Thoulier d'Olivet, 1723-1768, ecclesiastic and grammarian
5. Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, 1768-1780, ecclesiastic and philosopher
6. Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne de Tressan, 1780-1783, poet and physicist
7. Jean-Sylvain Bailly, 1783-1793, mathematician; guillotined
8. Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès, 1803-1816, ecclesiastic, essayist and diplomat; excluded by ordinance, died 1836
9. Trophime-Gérard de Lally-Tollendal, 1816-1830, politician
10. Jean-Baptiste Sanson de Pongerville, 1830-1870, poet
11. Xavier Marmier, 1870-1892, novelist and poet
12. Henri de Bornier, 1893-1901, playwright and poet
13. Edmond Rostand, 1901-1918, playwright and poet
14. Joseph Bédier, 1920-1938, philologist
15. Jérôme Tharaud, 1938-1953, novelist
16. Jean Cocteau, 1955-1963, playwright, poet, choreographer, filmmaker and painter
17. Jacques Rueff, 1964-1978, economist and high bureaucrat
18. Jean Dutourd, elected 1978, novelist

Seat 32

1. Claude Favre de Vaugelas, 1634-1650, grammarian
2. Georges de Scudéry, 1650-1667, novelist, playwright and poet
3. Philippe de Dangeau, 1667-1720, soldier, governor and diplomat
4. Louis-François-Armand du Plessis de Richelieu, 1720-1788, soldier, libertine and politician
5. François-Henri d'Harcourt, 1788-1802, soldier
6. Lucien Bonaparte, 1803-1816, politician. Excluded by ordinance.
7. Louis-Simon Auger, 1816-1829, journalist and playwright
8. Charles-Guillaume Étienne, 1829-1845 (see also seat 25), poet and playwright
9. Alfred de Vigny, 1845-1863, poet
10. Camille Doucet, 1865-1895, poet and playwright
11. Charles Costa de Beauregard, 1896-1909, historian and politician
12. Hippolyte Langlois, 1911-1912, soldier
13. Émile Boutroux, 1912-1921, philosopher and historian of philosophy
14. Pierre de Nolhac, 1922-1936, historian, art historian and poet
15. Georges Grente, 1936-1959, ecclesiastic, historian and essayist
16. Henri Massis, 1960-1970, essayist, literary critic and literary historian
17. Georges Izard, 1971-1973, politician, lawyer, journalist and essayist
18. Robert Aron, 1974-1975, historian and essayist
19. Maurice Rheims, 1976-2003, novelist and art historian
20. Alain Robbe-Grillet, elected 2004, novelist and film producer

Seat 33

1. Vincent Voiture, 1634-1648, poet
2. François-Eudes de Mézeray, 1648-1683, lawyer
3. Jean Barbier d'Aucour, 1683-1694, lawyer
4. François de Clermont-Tonnerre, 1694-1701, ecclesiastic
5. Nicolas de Malézieu, 1701-1727, tutor and poet
6. Jean Bouhier, 1727-1746, magistrate and archaeologist
7. François-Marie Arouet dit Voltaire, 1746-1778, playwright, historian, philosopher and poet
8. Jean-François Ducis, 1778-1816, poet and playwright
9. Raymond de Sèze, 1816-1828, lawyer
10. Prosper Brugière, baron de Barante, 1828-1866, politician
11. Joseph Gratry, 1867-1872, ecclesiastic and philosopher
12. René Taillandier, 1873-1879, politician
13. Maxime Du Camp, 1880-1894, essayist and novelist
14. Paul Bourget, 1894-1935, novelist, poet and playwright
15. Edmond Jaloux, 1936-1949, novelist, literary critic and literary historian
16. Jean-Louis Vaudoyer, 1950-1963, novelist, poet, essayist and art historian
17. Marcel Brion, 1964-1984, novelist, art historian and essayist
18. Michel Mohrt, elected 1985, editor, essayist, novelist and literary historian

Seat 34

1. Honorat de Porchères Laugier, 1634-1653, poet
2. Paul Pellisson, 1653-1693, historian
3. François de Salignac de La Mothe Fénelon, 1693-1715, ecclesiastic and essayist
4. Claude Gros de Boze, 1715-1753, erudite and numismatist
5. Louis de Bourbon Condé de Clermont, 1753-1771, ecclesiastic
6. Pierre-Laurent Buirette de Belloy, 1771-1775, playwright and actor
7. Emmanuel-Félicité de Durfort de Duras, 1775-1789, politician and soldier
8. Dominique-Joseph Garat, 1803-1816, politician, lawyer and philosopher. Excluded by ordinance, he refused readmission in 1829, died 1833
9. Louis-François de Bausset, 1816-1824, ecclesiastic and politician
10. Hyacinthe-Louis de Quélen, 1824-1839, ecclesiastic
11. Mathieu Molé, 1840-1855, politician
12. Frédéric-Alfred de Falloux, 1856-1886, politician and historian
13. Octave Gréard, 1886-1904, high bureaucrat, literary historian and literary critic
14. Émile Gebhart, 1904-1908, art historian, literary historian and literary critic
15. Raymond Poincaré, 1909-1934, head of state, politician, lawyer and essayist
16. Jacques Bainville, 1935-1936, historian and journalist
17. Joseph de Pesquidoux, 1936-1946, novelist and essayist
18. Maurice Genevoix, 1946-1980, novelist
19. Jacques de Bourbon Busset, 1981-2001, politician, essayist and novelist
20. François Cheng, elected 2002, poet, translator and novelist

Seat 35

1. Henri-Louis Habert de Montmort, 1634-1679, hotel-keeper
2. Louis Irland de Lavau, 1679-1694, ecclesiastic
3. Jean-François-Paul Lefèvre Caumartin, 1694-1733, ecclesiastic
4. François-Augustin Paradis de Moncrif, 1733-1770, poet, musician and playwright
5. Jean-Armand de Roquelaure, 1771-1818, ecclesiastic
6. Georges Cuvier, 1818-1832, palaeontologist
7. André Dupin, 1832-1865, politician and lawyer
8. Alfred-Auguste Cuvillier-Fleury, 1866-1887, historian and literary critic
9. Jules Claretie, 1888-1913, novelist, playwright and critic
10. Joseph Joffre, 1918-1931, politician and soldier
11. Maxime Weygand, 1931-1965, soldier
12. Louis Leprince-Ringuet, 1966-2000, physicist, telecommunications engineer, historian of science and essayist
13. Yves Pouliquen, elected 2001, medical doctor

Seat 36

1. Marin Cureau de La Chambre, 1634-1669, medical doctor and philosopher
2. Pierre Cureau de La Chambre, 1670-1693, ecclesiastic
3. Jean de La Bruyère, 1693-1696, essayist and moralist
4. Claude Fleury, 1696-1723, ecclesiastic
5. Jacques Adam, 1723-1735, philologist
6. Joseph Séguy, 1736-1761, ecclesiastic
7. Louis-René-Édouard de Rohan-Guéménée, 1761-1803, ecclesiastic, politician, philosopher and poet
8. Jean Devaines, 1803, state bureaucrat
9. Évariste de Forges de Parny, 1803-1814, erotic poet
10. Victor-Joseph-Étienne de Jouy, 1815-1846, journalist, critic and playwright
11. Adolphe-Joseph Simonis Empis, 1847-1868, poet and playwright
12. Auguste Barbier, 1869-1882, poet
13. Adolphe Perraud, 1882-1906, ecclesiastic
14. François-Désiré Mathieu, 1906-1908, ecclesiastic and historian
15. Louis Duchesne, 1910-1922, ecclesiastic, historian and philologist
16. Henri Brémond, 1923-1933, ecclesiastic, literary historian and literary critic
17. André Bellessort, 1935-1942, essayist, literary critic, historian and historian of literature
18. René Grousset, 1946-1952, art historian
19. Pierre Gaxotte, 1953-1982, historian and journalist
20. Jacques Soustelle, 1983-1990, Americanist, ethnologist, politician and essayist
21. Jean-François Deniau, elected 1992, politician, essayist and novelist

Seat 37

1. Daniel Hay du Chastelet de Chambon, 1635-1671, ecclesiastic and mathematician
2. Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, 1671-1704, ecclesiastic and historian
3. Melchior de Polignac, 1704-1741, ecclesiastic, politician, philologist and poet
4. Odet-Joseph Giry, 1741-1761, ecclesiastic
5. Charles Batteux, 1761-1780, ecclesiastic
6. Antoine-Marin Lemierre, 1780-1793, poet and playwright
7. Félix-Julien-Jean Bigot de Préameneu, 1803-1825, politician and lawyer
8. Mathieu de Montmorency, 1825-1826, politician and diplomat
9. Alexandre Guiraud, 1826-1847, playwright, poet and novelist
10. Jean-Jacques Ampère, 1847-1864, historian of literature
11. Lucien-Anatole Prévost-Paradol, 1865-1870, literary critic
12. Camille Rousset, 1871-1892, historian
13. Paul Thureau-Dangin, 1893-1913, historian
14. Pierre de La Gorce, 1914-1934, historian, magistrate and lawyer
15. Maurice de Broglie, 1934-1960, soldier and physicist
16. Eugène Tisserant, 1961-1972, ecclesiastic and philologist
17. Jean Daniélou, 1972-1974, ecclesiastic, theologian, historian and essayist
18. Robert-Ambroise-Marie Carré, 1975-2004, ecclesiastic
19. René Girard, 2005, philosopher

Seat 38

1. Auger de Moléon de Granier, 1635-1636, possibly an ecclesiastic; expelled for theft; died 1650
2. Balthazar Baro, 1636-1650, playwright and poet
3. Jean Doujat, 1650-1688, lawyer
4. Eusèbe Renaudot, 1688-1720, ecclesiastic
5. Henri-Emmanuel de Roquette, 1720-1725, ecclesiastic
6. Pierre de Pardaillan d'Antin, 1725-1733, ecclesiastic
7. Nicolas-François Dupré de Saint-Maur, 1733-1774, economist and statistician
8. Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, 1775-1794, politician and magistrate; guillotined
9. François Andrieux, 1803-1833, lawyer, poet and playwright
10. Adolphe Thiers, 1833-1877, politician and historian
11. Henri Martin, 1878-1883, historian
12. Ferdinand de Lesseps, 1884-1894, diplomat
13. Anatole France, 1896-1924, novelist and poet
14. Paul Valéry, 1925-1945, poet, literary critic and essayist
15. Henri Mondor, 1946-1962, surgeon, physician, historian of literature and of science
16. Louis Armand, 1963-1971, mining engineer, bureaucrat and economist
17. Jean-Jacques Gautier, 1972-1986, drama critic, novelist, journalist and essayist
18. Jean-Louis Curtis, 1986-1995, novelist and essayist
19. François Jacob, elected 1996, biologist

Seat 39

1. Louis Giry, 1636-1665, lawyer
2. Claude Boyer, 1666-1698, ecclesiastic, playwright and poet
3. Charles-Claude Genest, 1698-1719, ecclesiastic
4. Jean-Baptiste Dubos, 1720-1742, ecclesiastic and historian
5. Jean-François Du Bellay du Resnel, 1742-1761, ecclesiastic
6. Bernard-Joseph Saurin, 1761-1781, lawyer and poet
7. Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet, 1782-1794, philosopher and mathematician; poisoned himself in prison
8. Gabriel Villar, 1803-1826, ecclesiastic
9. Charles-Marie-Dorimond de Féletz, 1826-1850, ecclesiastic
10. Désiré Nisard, 1850-1888, essayist
11. Eugène-Melchior de Vogüé, 1888-1910, essayist, historian, literary critic and diplomat
12. Henri de Régnier, 1911-1936, poet, novelist and essayist
13. Jacques de Lacretelle, 1936-1985, novelist
14. Bertrand Poirot-Delpech, elected 1986, journalist, essayist and novelist

Seat 40

1. Daniel de Priézac, 1639-1662, law professor
2. Michel Le Clerc, 1662-1691, lawyer
3. Jacques de Tourreil, 1692-1714, translator
4. Jean-Roland Mallet, 1714-1736, royal valet
5. Jean-François Boyer, 1736-1755, ecclesiastic
6. Nicolas Thyrel de Boismont, 1755-1786, ecclesiastic
7. Claude-Carloman de Rulhière, 1787-1791, diplomat, poet and historian
8. Pierre-Jean-Georges Cabanis, 1803-1808, medical doctor and physiologist
9. Antoine-Louis-Claude Destutt de Tracy, 1808-1836, philosopher
10. François Guizot, 1836-1874, politician and historian
11. Jean-Baptiste Dumas, 1875-1884, politician and chemist
12. Joseph Bertrand, 1884-1900, mathematician, historian of science
13. Marcellin Berthelot, 1900-1907, politician, chemist, essayist, historian of science
14. Francis Charmes, 1908-1916, diplomat and journalist
15. Jules Cambon, 1918-1935, diplomat, lawyer, senior civil servant
16. Lucien Lacaze, 1936-1955, admiral
17. Jacques Chastenet, 1956-1978, journalist, historian and diplomat
18. Georges Dumézil, 1978-1986, philologist and historian of civilisations
19. Pierre-Jean Rémy, elected 1988, diplomat, novelist and essayist

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