Amédée-François Frézier belongs to the record of exploration as a figure whose journeys changed what was known.
The record lists Amédée-François Frézier as French scientist, spy and explorer (1682-1773).
Amédée-François Frézier was born at Chambéry in 1682. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of France.
Seventeenth-century voyaging was commercial and Dutch-led, mapping coastlines for companies rather than kings.
He is recorded as explorer, military engineer and engineer.
Exploration was always as much logistics as courage, and the logistics are what decided outcomes.
Recognition followed: Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis.
Amédée-François Frézier died in 1773, aged 91. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis
- Recorded as explorer, military engineer and engineer
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