Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French explorer
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Place of Birth: Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
About Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
- Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni, chevalier d'Entrecasteaux (French pronunciation: ?[?~twan ??m?~ ??z?f d? b?yni d?~t??kasto]) (8 November 1737 – 21 July 1793) was a French naval officer, explorer and colonial governor.
- He is perhaps best known for his exploration of the Australian coast in 1792, while searching for the La Pérouse expedition.
- Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux is commonly referred to simply as Bruni d'Entrecasteaux or Bruny d'Entrecasteaux, which is a compound surname (derived from his father's surname, Bruni and the family's origins in Entrecasteaux).
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