Jules Dumont d'Urville
1790 – 1842 · aged 52
French Navy officer and explorer (1790–1842)
- Born
- 23 May 1790 · Condé-sur-Noireau
- Died
- 8 May 1842 · Meudon
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- 23 May 1790BornBorn in Condé-sur-Noireau
- 1841AwardGrande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
- 8 May 1842DiedDied in Meudon
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- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
Biography
Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (French pronunciation: [ʒyl dymɔ̃ dyʁvil]; 23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica. As a botanist and cartographer, he gave his name to several seaweeds, plants and shrubs and to places such as d'Urville Island in New Zealand.
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