Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica. As a botanist and cartographer he gave his name to several seaweeds, plants and shrubs, and places such as d'Urville Island in New Zealand.
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23 May 1790 Condé-sur-Noireau, France_|_Condé-sur-Noireau, France
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Died |
8 May 1842 (aged 51) Meudon, France
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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