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Louis-Isidore Duperrey (21 October 1786 – 25 August 1865) was a French naval officer and explorer.
Oct 21, 2014 · Louis Isidore Duperrey, a French naval officer, was born Oct. 21, 1786. After sailing around the world as second in command on the Uranie in 1817-20, Duperrey was given command of the Coquille in 1822, with a mission of exploring the Pacific and the islands north of Australia, such as New Guinea.
DUPERREY, LOUIS-ISIDORE. 1786 - 1865 from France. French naval officer, was born in Paris on 21 October 1786. He joined the French navy at the age of 17, taking part as a sub-lieutenant in charge of hydrography on FREYCINET 's voyage of 1817-20, during which the Uranie was wrecked in the Falklands.
Louis Isidore Duperrey, né à Paris le 21 octobre 1786 où il est mort le 25 août 1865, est un officier de marine, explorateur et cartographe français. Son voyage à bord de la Coquille est quasiment tombé dans l'oubli.
Louis-Isidore Duperrey (21 October 1786 – 25 August 1865) was a French naval officer and explorer. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Biography. Early life. Louis-Isidore Duperrey was born in 1786. Career. He joined the navy in 1802, and served as marine hydrologist to Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet aboard the Uranie (1817–1820).
navigation, hydrography, terrestrial magnetism. A sailor in the French navy from 1803 onward, Duperrey rose rapidly through the ranks, was assigned to carry out a hydrographic mission off the coast of Tuscany in 1809, and received his first command in 1814.
Oct 20, 1993 · Louis Isidore Duperrey - Records, 1822 - 1825, B1297-1300; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
