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title: Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
author: Château de Versailles
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15886/louis-antoine-de-bougainville/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
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## Image File
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## Image Caption
Louise-Antoine, Compte de Bougainville (1729-1811) was a French explorer and former army colonel, who was also a brilliant mathematician. He was a contemporary of Captain James Cook (1728-1779) and a protegée of Madame de Pompadour (1721-1764). He was the first French explorer to sail around the world in 1766.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Versailles, C. d. (2022, May 18). Louis-Antoine de Bougainville. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Versailles, Château de. "Louis-Antoine de Bougainville." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 18, 2022. .
### MLA
Versailles, Château de. "Louis-Antoine de Bougainville." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 May 2022, .
## License & Copyright
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