Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse
1741 – 1788 · aged 47
French Navy officer and explorer (1741–1788)
- Born
- 23 Aug 1741 · Château du Gô
- Died
- 31 Dec 1788 · Vanikoro
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- 23 Aug 1741BornBorn in Château du Gô
- 1756 – 1763WarSeven Years' War
- 31 Dec 1788DiedDied in Vanikoro
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- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
Biography
Chef d'escadre Jean François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (French: [lapeʁuz]; 23 August 1741 – c. 1788) was a French Navy officer and explorer. Having enlisted in the Navy at the age of 15, he had a successful career and in 1785 was appointed to lead a scientific expedition around the world. His ships stopped in Chile, Hawaii, Alaska, California, Macau, the Philippines, Korea, Russia, Japan, Samoa, Tonga, and Australia before wrecking on the reefs of Vanikoro in the Solomon Islands.
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