Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
Deceased Q153911

Louis-Antoine de Bougainville

French admiral and explorer (1729–1811)

Born: November 11, 1729 (1729) · Paris
Died: August 31, 1811 (1811) · Paris
Age at death: 81 years
Nationality France
Occupation writer, politician, naval officer, explorer, travel writer, botanical collector, world traveler, seafarer, hydrographer
Employer Régiment de Picardie, Louis Marie de Lévis Mirepoix, marquis de Mirepoix, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French Navy
Position held member of the Sénat conservateur, president of the French Academy of Sciences
Gender male

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