Louis Antoine de Bougainville, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French admiral and explorer
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Louis Antoine de Bougainville
- Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville (French: [bug?~vil]; 12 November 1729 – 31 August 1811) was a French admiral and explorer.
- A contemporary of the British explorer James Cook, he took part in the Seven Years' War in North America and the American Revolutionary War against Britain.
- Bougainville later gained fame for his expeditions, including 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 Bougainvillea flower were named after him.
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| Alternative names | Jean Pierre Franque; Pierre Franque; Franque | ||
| Description | French painter brother of Joseph Franque | ||
| Date of birth/death | 1774 | 1860 | |
| Location of birth/death | Le Buis (Drôme, Frankreich) | Quintigny | |
| Work location | Paris | ||
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