He was elected to the Académie Française in 1691 and became permanent secretary of the Académie des Sciences from 1697. Fontenelle presented many obituary notices to the Académie, those of Newton and Leibniz being particularly notable.
Siya ay elected sa Académie française sa 1691 at naging permanenteng secretary ng Académie des Sciences mula sa 1697. Fontenelle ipinapahayag sa pagkamatay ng maraming mga abiso sa Académie, ang mga Newton at Leibniz na partikular na mahalaga.