Jean-Baptiste Labat
Jean-Baptiste Labat | |
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| Born | 1663 near Paris |
| Died | January 6, 1738 (aged 74–75) Paris |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Writings | Nouveau voyage aux iles de l'Amerique and Voyage du Chevalier Demarchais en Guinee, iles voisines, et a Cayenne, fait en 1725, 1726, et 1727 |
Jean-Baptiste Labat (sometimes called, simply, Père Labat) (1663 – 6 January 1738) was a French clergyman, botanist, writer, explorer, ethnographer, soldier, engineer, and landowner.