Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne
(1724-1772)
French explorer and cartographer
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Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne (22 May 1724 – 12 June 1772) was a French privateer, East India captain and explorer. The expedition he led to find the hypothetical Terra Australis in 1771 made important geographic discoveries in the south Indian Ocean and anthropological discoveries in Tasmania and New Zealand. In New Zealand they spent longer living on shore than any previous European expedition. Half way through the expedition's stay Marion was murdered by members of the Ngare Raumati tribe.
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22 May 1724 St Malo, France
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12 June 1772 (aged 48) Tacoury's Cove, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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