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Jules Dumont d'Urville

1790 - 1842

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Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (French pronunciation: [ʒyl dymɔ̃ dyʁvil]; 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 to places such as d'Urville Island in New Zealand. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jules Dumont d'Urville is the 72nd most popular explorer, the 911th most popular biography from France (up from 918th in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Explorer.

Jules dumont d'urville is most famous for being the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a hot air balloon.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Jules Dumont d'Urville ranks 72 out of 498. Before him are Ferdinand von Wrangel, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, William Dampier, Richard E. Byrd, Luís Vaz de Torres, and Alonso de Ojeda. After him are Pêro da Covilhã, Willem Schouten, John Smith, Diogo Dias, Ármin Vámbéry, and Juan Díaz de Solís.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1790, Jules Dumont d'Urville ranks 8. Before him are Leopold I of Belgium, August Ferdinand Möbius, Alphonse de Lamartine, John Tyler, Sunjo of Joseon, and George Everest. After him are John Frederic Daniell, William Parry, Nicolas Chauvin, Gideon Mantell, Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, and Robert Stirling. Among people deceased in 1842, Jules Dumont d'Urville ranks 7. Before him are Stendhal, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Luigi Cherubini, Constanze Mozart, Bernardo O'Higgins, and Clemens Brentano. After him are Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Robert Smith, Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey, Shah Shujah Durrani, Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi, and Peter Fendi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jules Dumont d'Urville ranks 911 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Maurras (1868), Georges Rouault (1871), Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno (1764), Pierre Boulle (1912), Alix of France (1151), and Célestin Freinet (1896). After him are Georges Couthon (1755), Eleanor of Provence (1223), Martin Schongauer (1450), François Mansart (1598), Jean Casimir-Perier (1847), and Juliette Gréco (1927).

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Among EXPLORERS In France

Among explorers born in France, Jules Dumont d'Urville ranks 7. Before him are Jacques Cartier (1491), Jacques Cousteau (1910), Pytheas (-380), Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729), Samuel de Champlain (1567), and Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (1741). After him are Jeanne Baret (1740), Jean de Béthencourt (1362), Charles Marie de La Condamine (1701), René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643), Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705), and Jean Chardin (1643).

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