On Fri, 29 Jan 1999 11:22:49 MET,
"Prof. Peter Schreiber" <schreibe@rz.uni-greifswald.de>
asked about the first name and dates of Peaucellier.
The book "A Survey of Geometry", by Howard Eves (1963), gives a
brief discussion of the history and (on p. 111) supplies the dates
1832-1913 and the first initial A. I haven't checked further.
William C. Waterhouse
Penn State