Jean-François de La Pérouse
1741–c. 1788
French naval officer whose Pacific expedition vanished.
Jean-François de La Pérouse (1741–c. 1788) was an explorer, born in Château du Gô and died in Vanikoro.
- Known as
- Explorer
- Category
- Explorers
- Born
- 1741, Château du Gô
- Died
- c. 1788, Vanikoro
Alive at the same time as Jean-François de La Pérouse
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- James Cook 1728–1779, explorer
- Catherine the Great 1729–1796, empress
- Edmund Burke 1729–1797, political thinker
- George Washington 1732–1799, US president
- Alexander von Humboldt 1769–1859, naturalist and explorer
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- Meriwether Lewis 1774–1809, explorer
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Portrait: Geneviève Brossard de Beaulieu, Public domain.
