Jules Dumont d'Urville belongs to the record of exploration as a figure whose journeys changed what was known.
The record lists Jules Dumont d'Urville as French Navy officer and explorer (1790–1842).
Jules Dumont d'Urville was born at Condé-sur-Noireau in 1790. His recorded nationality is France.
Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.
He is recorded as explorer, botanist and military personnel.
Exploration was always as much logistics as courage, and the logistics are what decided outcomes.
Recognition followed: Knight of the Legion of Honour and Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations.
Jules Dumont d'Urville died in 1842, aged 52. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
- Recorded as explorer, botanist and military personnel
