Pierre-François Bouchard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pierre-François Bouchard

French Army officer

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1772

Place of Birth: Orgelet, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Date of Death: 29-Apr-1832

Profession: engineer, combat engineer, explorer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Pierre-François Bouchard (29 April 1771, Orgelet – 5 August 1822, Givet) was an officer in the French Army of engineers.
He is most famous for discovering the Rosetta Stone, an important archaeological find that allowed Ancient Egyptian writing to be understood for the first time in centuries.