François Édouard Raynal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French sailor, castaway, and writer
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Place of Birth: Moissac, Occitania, France
About François Édouard Raynal
- François Édouard Raynal (8 July 1830 – 28 April 1898) was a French sailor best known for his involvement in the Grafton shipwreck at the Auckland Islands.
- He wrote a popular account of the voyage, Les Naufragés, ou Vingt mois sur un récif des îles Auckland which was translated into English as Wrecked on a Reef.The 2003 English edition of Wrecked On A Reef (1869) has additional appendices by French scholar Christiane Mortelier who presents a case for the influence of Raynal's book on Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island.
- Wrecked On A Reef was very popular at the time of publication, being translated into multiple languages.
- According to Mortelier, Verne read Raynal's account and loosely based his novel on the true life story of shipwreck, survival, privation, and ultimate rescue.
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