Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse
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Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse
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Jean François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, often called simply Lapérouse, was a French naval officer and explorer. Having enlisted at the age of 15, he had a successful naval career and in 1785 was appointed to lead a scientific expedition around the world. His ships stopped in Chile, Hawaii, Alaska, California, Macau, the Philippines, Korea, Russia, Japan, Samoa, Tonga, and Australia, before wrecking on the reefs of Vanikoro in the Solomon Islands.
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French Navy officer and explorer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_de_Galaup,_comte_de_Lap%C3%A9rouse
date created:
2002-06-19T02:06:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T09:10:35Z
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