Jacques de la Pérouse

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf explorer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:French_Navy
gptkbp:attraction gptkb:James_Cook
gptkbp:birthDate 1741-08-23
gptkbp:celebrates La_Pérouse_Monument_in_Sydney
gptkbp:contribution mapping_of_the_Pacific_Islands
gptkbp:crewSize 220
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired literature and art
gptkbp:deathDate 1788-03-01
gptkbp:discontinued mysterious circumstances
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:North_America
scientific exploration
systematic mapping
gptkbp:famousQuote "The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page."
gptkbp:fate shipwreck
gptkbp:finaleDate 1785 expedition
gptkbp:firstMatch gptkb:Astrolabe
Boussole
gptkbp:funding gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:historicalContext colonial expansion
gptkbp:historicalFigures exploration history
gptkbp:historicalImpact increased_interest_in_Pacific_exploration
gptkbp:historicalLegacy exploration_of_the_South_Pacific
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Age of Enlightenment
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first European to explore parts of the Pacific
honored in various memorials.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jacques de la Pérouse
gptkbp:influence French_exploration_policy
gptkbp:influenced subsequent maritime expeditions
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Louis_Antoine_de_Bougainville
gptkbp:influenceOn navigation techniques
gptkbp:inspiredBy scientific curiosity
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future explorers
gptkbp:missions 1785-09-01
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:notableEvent disappearance of the expedition
detailed_maps_of_the_Pacific
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:La_Pérouse_expedition
adventurer
discovery of new islands
gptkbp:notableFor expedition_to_the_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:occupation navigator
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Albi,_France
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Vanikoro,_Solomon_Islands
gptkbp:researchContribution ethnographic studies
geological surveys
oceanographic studies
botanical studies
zoological studies
gptkbp:route around the world
gptkbp:scenicViews scientific research
lost at sea
1785 to 1788
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Jean-François_de_Galaup
gptkbp:touristAttraction 1788-03-01