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Bougainville, Louis Antoine de. 1729-1811.
French explorer who circumnavigated the globe (1766-1769) with a crew that included astronomers and naturalists.
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Bougainville,Louis Antoine de
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Bougainville, Louis-Antoine de — born Nov. 11, 1729, Paris, France died Aug. 3, 1811, Paris French navigator. In 1764 he established a colony for France in the Falkland Islands. Commissioned by the government to circle the Earth in a voyage of exploration, he put to sea in 1766; … Universalium
Bougainville, Louis Antoine de — (11 nov. 1729, París, Francia–3 ago. 1811, París). Militar y navegante francés. En 1764 estableció una colonia francesa en las islas Malvinas (Falkland). Comisionado por el gobierno para circunnavegar la tierra en un viaje de exploración, zarpó… … Enciclopedia Universal
Bougainville, Louis-Antoine, count de — (1729 1811) navigator Born in Paris, Louis Antoine, count de Bougainville studied law and mathematics, then (1754) began a military career. The author of a work on calculus (Traité de calcul intégral, 1749 56), he was made a member of the… … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
Bougainville, Louis Antoine, Comte de — (1729 1811) Born in Paris. Educated for his father s profession of notary; and soon obtained recognition as an advocate in the Parliament of Paris. As a student displayed a remarkable talent for mathematics, and at the age of twenty two wrote… … The makers of Canada
BOUGAINVILLE, LOUIS ANTOINE DE — a French navigator, born in Paris; voyaged round the world, which occupied him two years and a half; his Travels had a remarkably stimulating effect on the imaginations of the philosophies, as described by him in Un Voyage autour du Monde… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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