Jules Dumont d'Urville | |
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Born | Condé-sur-Noireau, France | 23 May 1790
Died | 8 May 1842 Meudon, France | (aged 51)
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Allegiance | France |
Service/ | Navy |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands | 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.
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