Louis Antoine de Bougainville
1729 - 1811
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Louis-Antoine de Bougainville was a French soldier and explorer who wrote a calculus book, but is better known for his other exploits.
Mathematicians born in the same country
| Honours awarded to Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (Click below for those honoured in this way) | |
| Fellow of the Royal Society | 1756 |
Other Web sites
- France-diplomatie (A pdf file of Voyage autour du monde)
- Voila France (A French Navy warship has been named after de Bougainville)
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