"1744Z"^^ . "French astronomer" . . . . "1744-08-16Z"^^ . . . "1804Z"^^ . "1804-09-20Z"^^ . . . "Mechain, Pierre Francois Andre"@en . "Pierre Fran\u00E7ois Andr\u00E9 M\u00E9chain (16 August 1744 \u2013 20 September 1804) was a French astronomer and surveyor who, with Charles Messier, was a major contributor to the early study of deep sky objects and comets."@en . . "Pierre M\u00E9chain"@en . . .