He was elected a member of the "Académie française" in 1668, despite not having published anything, and in 1704 he became an honorary member of the "Académie des sciences", of which he became president in 1706. ###>Il est élu membre de l'Académie française en 1668, sans avoir rien publié, et devient en 1704 membre honoraire de l'Académie des sciences, dont il est président en 1706.