Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, French admiral and explorer (died 1788)

Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse

French Navy officer and explorer (1741–1788)

Commodore Jean François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse was a French Navy officer and explorer. Having enlisted in the Navy at the age of 15, he had a successful career and in 1785 was appointed to lead a scientific expedition around the world. His ships stopped in Chile, Hawaii,…