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Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville was a French military officer and explorer. After having served in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War, Bougainville later gained fame for his expeditions, including a 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 Islan…
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culture · French military officer and explorer (1729–1811) · politician · writer · travel writer · seafarer · naval officer · world traveler · hydrographer · botanical collector · also Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, Louis Antoine de Bougainville, Bougainville
Born 11 November 1729 · Died 31 August 1811 · Q153911
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2026· 4 entries
lediplomate.media: PORTRAIT – Bougainville and La Pérouse in the American War of Independence (1778-1783)
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Post Courier: New K1.6 million diocese administration office blessed and opened in Bougainville
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Post Courier: Bougainville eyes new maritime law to boost safety, search and rescue
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1811· 1 entry
Died 1811-08-31.
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1808· 2 entries
Awarded Count of the Empire (1808).
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Career landmark: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1808–1808).
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1804· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (1804).
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1799· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Sénat conservateur (1799–1811).
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1756· 1 entry
Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society (1756).
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1729· 1 entry
Born 1729-11-11.
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