Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, French admiral, explorer, and politician (born 1739)

Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux

French Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator (1737–1793)

Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni, chevalier d'Entrecasteaux was a French Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Isle de France from 1787 to 1789. He is best known for his exploration of the Australian coast in 1792 while searching for…