Bright Sparcs
Biographical entry
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Duperrey, Louis Isidore (1786 - 1865) |
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Physicist and Naval officer | |
Born: 21 October 1786 France. Died: 10 September 1865. | |
Louis Isidore Duperrey accompanied de Freycinet on the "Uranie" around the world to study meteorology and terrestial magnetism 1817-20. He commanded the "Coquille" on an expedition to Oceania and South America 1822-5. |
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