Jules Dumont d'Urville

Jules Dumont d'Urville
Born	(1790-05-23)23 May 1790 Condé-sur-Noireau, France
Died	8 May 1842(1842-05-08) (aged 51) Meudon, France
Buried	Montparnasse Cemetery
Allegiance	France
Service/branch	Navy
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	Astrolabe
Spouse(s)	Adèle Pepin
Relations	Gabriel Charles François Dumont

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 places such as d'Urville Island in New Zealand.