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Entry TypePerson
SurnamePeron
ForenamesFrancois
Epithetnaturalist and explorer
Dates1775-1810
Gender IdentityMale
HistoryHe served on Nicholas Boudin's expedition to Australian waters in 1800-1803 as zoologist; he and his colleagues gathered over 100,000 specimens; after Baudin's death in 1803 he wrote up the written account of the expedition; after his own death the second volume was completed by Louis de Freycinet.
Key EventsBorn in Cerilly, Allier in central France, 22 Aug 1775; died 14 Dec 1810
SourceWikipedia
Authorised Form of NamePeron; Francois (1775-1810); naturalist and explorer

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