Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse
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 scientific expedition around the world. His ships stopped in Chile, Hawaii, Alaska, California, Mauritius, Reunion, Macau, Japan, Russia and Australia before wrecking on the reefs of Vanikoro in the Solomon Islands.
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse | |
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La Pérouse, with the Order of Saint Louis, 1778, by Geneviève Brossard de Beaulieu | |
| Born | 23 August 1741 in Albi, France |
| Died | c. 1788 (aged 46–47) Vanikoro, Solomon Islands (unconfirmed) |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service/ | French Navy |
| Years of service | 1756–1788 |
| Rank | Commodore
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| Awards | Chevalier de Saint-Louis |
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