Jeanne Baret, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French explorer, naturalist, botanist
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Place of Birth: Duchy of Burgundy
About Jeanne Baret
- Jeanne Baret (sometimes spelled Baré or Barret) (July 27, 1740 – August 5, 1807) was a member of Louis Antoine de Bougainville's expedition on the ships La Boudeuse and Étoile in 1766–1769.
- Baret is recognized as the first woman to have completed a voyage of circumnavigation of the globe.Jeanne Baret joined the expedition disguised as a man, calling herself Jean Baret.
- She enlisted as valet and assistant to the expedition's naturalist, Philibert Commerçon (anglicized as Commerson), shortly before Bougainville's ships sailed from France.
- According to Bougainville's account, Baret was herself an expert botanist.
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