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d'Entrecasteaux, Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni

Titled’Entrecasteaux, Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni
Family Named’Entrecasteaux
Given Name(s)Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni
Alternate Name(s) / Title(s) Joseph-Antoine Raymond Bruni D’Entrecasteaux
GenderMale
Short DescriptionFrench navigator who in the Recherche made contact with the Australian coast in 1792 while seeking traces of the lost expedition of La Perouse. Entrecasteaux died of scurvy on the expedition in 1793.
Full Biographical Datahttps://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bruni-dentrecasteaux-josephantoine-raymond-1841
Person Role Explorer
Birth Date1737-11-08
Country Of Birth France
Death Date 1793-07-21
Country Of DeathPapua New Guinea
Cause Of DeathDisease

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