Fernand Foureau travelled at a period when the map still had blanks on it, and filled some of them.
The record lists Fernand Foureau as French explorer, colonial administrator, and Governor of Martinique from 1908 to 1913 (1850 – 1914).
Fernand Foureau was born at Saint-Barbant in 1850. His recorded nationality is France.
Nineteenth-century exploration turned inland - Africa, Asia and Australia - and was entangled from the start with empire, missions and the geographical societies that funded it.
He is recorded as explorer, geographer and colonial administrator.
The record of exploration is also a record of the people already living in the places reached.
Recognition followed: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Legion of Honour and Patron’s Medal.
Fernand Foureau died in 1914, aged 64. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Patron’s Medal
- Recorded as explorer, geographer and colonial administrator
