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d'Entrecasteaux, Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni

Family name
d'Entrecasteaux
Short description
French 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.
Birth date
1737-11-08
Death date
1793-07-21
Given name(s)
Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni
Gender
Male
Country of birth
France
Alternate name(s) / title(s)
Joseph-Antoine Raymond Bruni D'Entrecasteaux
Country of death
Papua New Guinea
Cause of death
Disease
Person role
Explorer
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