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Jean François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (French: [ʒɑ̃ fʁɑ̃swa də ɡalo kɔ̃t də lapeʁuz]; variant spelling: La Pérouse; 23 August 1741 – 1788?), 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 ...
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse was a French naval officer and navigator who is known for the wide-ranging explorations in the Pacific Ocean that he conducted in the second half of the 1780s.
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Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse (1741—1788) was a French navigator who explored the Pacific Ocean. He died when his ship was wrecked in the New Hebrides during 1788. He met the English when they arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in January 1788.
Jean François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse (23 août 1741 - disparu en 1788), né au château du Gô, dans la paroisse de Saint-Julien à deux lieues d'Albi (Tarn), est un officier de marine et un explorateur français. Né dans une famille noble originaire d'Albi, La Pérouse s'engage dans la Marine royale au début de la guerre de Sept Ans.
Jean-François de Galaup, Count of La Pérouse, was a naval officer who first distinguished himself in action against England and during the American War of Independence in 1778. His bravery caught the attention of Louis XVI, who commissioned him in 1785 to lead a voyage of scientific discovery around the globe.
King Louis XVI selected Jean-François de Galaup, Compte de Lapérouse to lead a major expedition due to his high standard of seamanship and his humanitarian qualities. Two stout storeships of 450 tonnes, Boussole and Astrolabe were commissioned for the voyage.
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Jean-François de Galaup was born in Albi on August 23, 1741. Raised far from the sea in the inland areas of the Tarn, it was his family’s maritime connections that prompted him to set sail. Taking the name of Lapérouse, he was hired at the age of 15 in the Marine Guards in Brest and soon experienced the fire during the 7 years war.
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