Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
1729 – 1811 · aged 82
French admiral and explorer (1729–1811)
- Born
- 12 Nov 1729 · Paris
- Died
- 31 Aug 1811 · Paris
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- 12 Nov 1729BornBorn in Paris
- 1754 – 1763WarFrench and Indian War
- 1756AwardFellow of the Royal Society
- 1775 – 1783WarAmerican Revolutionary War
- 1799 – 1811RoleMember of the Sénat conservateur
- 1804AwardGrand Officer of the Legion of Honour
- 1808RolePresident of the French Academy of Sciences
- 1808AwardCount of the Empire
- 31 Aug 1811DiedDied in Paris
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Major world events during their lifetime (1729 – 1811).
- 1756 – 1763Seven Years' War
- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
Biography
Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville (French: [buɡɛ̃vil]; 12 November 1729 – 31 August 1811) was a French military officer and explorer. After having served in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War, Bougainville later gained fame for his expeditions, including a circumnavigation of the globe in a scientific expedition in 1763, the first recorded settlement on the Falkland Islands, and voyages into the Pacific Ocean. Bougainville Island of Papua New Guinea as well as the flowering plant Bougainvillea are named in his honour.
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