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Pierre Sonnerat (18 August 1748 – 31 March 1814) was a French naturalist, colonial administrator, writer and explorer. He described numerous species of plants and animals on his travels and is honoured in the genus Sonneratia and in other specific names such as that of the grey junglefowl Gallus sonneratii.
Aug 18, 2016 · Pierre Sonnerat, a French explorer and naturalist, was born Aug. 18, 1748. Between 1769 and 1772, Sonnerat made a voyage to Madagascar, the Seychelles, the Philippines, and New Guinea, discovering many new plants, birds, and mammals during his travels.
Pierre Sonnerat est un dessinateur, un naturaliste et un explorateur français, né le 18 août 1748 à Lyon et mort le 31 mars 1814 à Paris 1. Il est surtout connu pour ses deux récits de voyage en Asie, superbement illustrés de gravures de sa main.
Pierre Sonnerat was a French naturalist and explorer. Career. Sonnerat was the nephew of the botanist Pierre Poivre (mother of Pierre Sonnerat, Benoîte Poivre, was a cousine of Pierre Poivre). He made several voyages to southeast Asia, visiting the Philippines and Moluccas between 1769 and 1772, and India and China from 1774 to 1781.
French naturalist and colonial administrator. Born in Lyon, Pierre Sonnerat's career began as a private secretary to his godfather, the Mascarenes administrator and explorer Pierre Poivre.
Pierre Sonnerat was a French naturalist, colonial administrator, writer and explorer. He described numerous species of plants and animals on his travels and is honoured in the genus Sonneratia and in other specific names such as that of the grey junglefowl Gallus sonneratii.
natural history. Sonnerat started his career as secretary to his godfather and relative. Pierre Poivre, enlightened intendant of ile de France (now Mauritius).
