Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse | |
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Lapérouse, with the Order of Saint Louis, by Geneviève Brossard de Beaulieu (1778) | |
| Born | 23 August 1741 in Albi, France |
| Died | c. 1788 (aged 46–47) Vanikoro, Solomon Islands (presumed) |
| Allegiance | France |
| Branch | French Navy |
| Years of service | 1756–1788 |
| Rank | Commodore
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| Awards | Chevalier de Saint-Louis |
Commodore Jean François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (French: [lapeʁuz]; 23 August 1741 – c. 1788) was a French Navy officer and explorer. Having enlisted in the Navy at the age of 15, he had a successful career and in 1785 was appointed to lead a scientific expedition around the world. His ships stopped in Chile, Hawaii, Alaska, California, Macau, the Philippines, Korea, Russia, Japan, Samoa, Tonga, and Australia before wrecking on the reefs of Vanikoro in the Solomon Islands.