Claim: Edward Bernard became a Savilian professor in 1673, and in 1676, he went to Paris as a tutor of Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton.
Evidence: Edward Bernard (1638 – 12 January 1697) was an English scholar and Savilian professor of astronomy at the University of Oxford, from 1673 to 1691. In 1676 he went to Paris, as tutor to Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton and George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland. In 1673 he became Savilian professor, Fellow of the Royal Society, and chaplain to Peter Mews.