Hyacinthe de Bougainville

Hyacinthe de Bougainville
Hyacinthe de Bougainville
Born	26 December 1781 Brest, France
Died	18 October 1846(1846-10-18) (aged 64) Paris, France
Allegiance	France
Service/branch	French Navy
Rank	Rear Admiral

Hyacinthe Yves Philippe Potentien, baron de Bougainville (French pronunciation: [jasɛ̃t iv filip pɔtɑ̃sjɛ̃ də buɡɛ̃vil]; 26 December 1781 – 18 October 1846) was a French naval officer. He was the son of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville.^[1] He became Rear-Admiral on 1 May 1838.