Search results
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 ...
- France
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.
- La Pérouse
Mar 20, 2024 · Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse (born August 22, 1741, near Albi, France—died c. 1788, Vanikolo, Santa Cruz Islands [now in Solomon Islands]?) 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
People also ask
Who was Jean François de Galaup?
Who was Lapérouse and what did he do?
When did Jean-François de Galaup join the Navy?
Where can I find a bibliography of Lapérouse?
GALAUP, JEAN-FRANÇOIS DE, Comte de LAPÉROUSE, naval officer; b. 23 Aug. 1741 in the parish of Saint-Julien in Albi, France, son of Victor-Joseph de Galaup and Marguerite de Rességuier; m. 18 June 1783 Louise-Éléonore Broudou in Paris; they had no children; d. in June 1788, at Vanikoro, Santa Cruz Islands. Jean-François de Galaup joined ...
Louis XVI's reign. 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.
Galaup, comte de. Lapérouse. Navigateur français (manoir du Gô, près d'Albi, 1741-île de Vanikoro, dans le Pacifique, 1788). Embarqué à quinze ans (c'est lors de son entrée dans les Gardes de la marine qu'il ajoute à son nom celui de Lapérouse), Lapérouse est blessé, à dix-huit ans, dans un combat près de Belle-Île (1759).
Aug 23, 2018 · AUGUST 23, 2018. Jean François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, a French naval officer, was born Aug. 23, 1741. La Perouse was selected by King Louis XVI to lead a voyage of scientific discovery that would bring glory to France, similar to that achieved by Captain Cook for England on his three voyages around the world.
