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French explorers

34 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alain GerbaultAuthor · BooksAlain Jacques Georges Marie Gerbault (November 17, 1893 – December 16, 1941) was a French sailor, writer and tennis champion, fighter pilot during the First World War, who made a…
Alexandra David-NéelAuthor · BooksAlexandra David-Néel (born Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David; 24 October 1868 – 8 September 1969) was a French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist, opera singer, and writer.[1]…
André ThévetEngraver · PrintsAndré Thevet, OFM (lang; 1516 – 23 November 1590) was a French Franciscan priest, explorer, cosmographer and writer who travelled to the Near East and South America.
Antoine Philippe de MarignyAuthor · Maps and atlasesAntoine Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville (17 July 1721 – 6 November 1779), Chevalier de St. Louis, was a French geographer and explorer.
Astolphe-Louis-Léonor de Custine, Marquis de CustineAuthor · BooksAstolphe-Louis-Léonor, Marquis de Custine (18 March 1790 – 25 September 1857) was a French aristocrat and writer who is best known for his travel writing, in particular his account of his…
Céline CousteauPerson · Film memorabiliaCéline S. Cousteau (born June 6, 1972) is a socio-environmental advocate and public figure.
Charles Alexandre LesueurArtist · PaintingsCharles Alexandre Lesueur (1 January 1778 in Le Havre – 12 December 1846 in Le Havre) was a French naturalist, artist, and explorer.
Cyrille Pierre Théodore LaplaceAuthor · Maps and atlasesCyrille Pierre Théodore Laplace (7 November 1793 – 24 January 1875) was a French navigator famous for his circumnavigation of the globe on board La Favorite.
Désiré CharnayPhotographer · PhotographyClaude-Joseph Désiré Charnay (2 May 182824 October 1915) was a French traveller and archaeologist notable both for his explorations of Mexico and Central America, and for the pioneering use…
Edme-François JomardAuthor · Maps and atlasesEdme-François Jomard (lang; 1777 – September 22, 1862) was a French cartographer, engineer, and archaeologist.
Ernest NoirotPhotographer · PhotographyJean-Baptiste Ernest Noirot (18 August 1851 – 28 December 1913) was a French comic actor, photographer, explorer and colonial administrator in Senegal and French Guinea in West Africa.
Eugène FlandinIllustrator · IllustrationJean-Baptiste Eugène Napoléon Flandin (15 August 1809 in Naples – 29 September 1889 in Tours), French orientalist, painter, archaeologist, and politician.
Eugène MageAuthor · BooksEugène Abdon Mage (30 July 1837 – 19 December 1869) was a French naval officer and explorer of Africa.
Évariste Régis HucAuthor · BooksÉvariste Régis Huc, C.M, also known as the Abbé Huc (1 August 1813 – 31 March 1860) was a French Catholic priest, Lazarite missionary, and traveller.
Evrard WendenbaumPhotographer · PhotographyEvrard Wendenbaum (born 13 March 1979) is a French outdoor photographer, filmmaker, geologist and explorer.
Félix Marie Charles TexierDesigner · DesignFélix Marie Charles Texier (22 August 1802, Versailles – 1 July 1871, Paris) was a French historian, architect and archaeologist.
François LeguatAuthor · BooksFrançois Leguat (1637/1639 – September 1735) was a French explorer and naturalist.
François LevaillantAuthor · BooksFrançois Levaillant (born Vaillant, later in life as Le Vaillant, "The Valiant") (6 August 1753 – 22 November 1824) was a French writer, explorer, naturalist, zoological collector, travel…
Gabriel BonvalotAuthor · BooksIllustration — Gabriel Bonvalot photograph by Eugène Pirou.
Isabelle EberhardtAuthor · BooksIsabelle Wilhelmine Marie Eberhardt (17 February 1877 – 21 October 1904) was a Swiss explorer and author.
Jacques AragoArtist · Comics and comic artJacques Étienne Victor Arago (6 March 1790 – 27 November 1855), known as Jacques Arago, was a French writer, artist and explorer, author of a Voyage Round the World.
Jacques CousteauPhotographer · PhotographyJacques-Yves Cousteau (also; French: [ʒak iv kusto]; 11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author.
Jane DieulafoyPhotographer · PhotographyJane Dieulafoy (29 June 1851 – 25 May 1916) was a French archaeologist, explorer, novelist, feminist and journalist. She was the wife of Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy.
Jean BourdonAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Jean Bourdon.
Jean-Baptiste TavernierAuthor · Maps and atlasesJean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605–1689) was a 17th-century French gem merchant and traveler.
Joseph NicolletAuthor · Maps and atlasesJoseph Nicolas Nicollet (July 24, 1786 – September 11, 1843), also known as Jean-Nicolas Nicollet, was a French geographer, astronomer, and mathematician known for mapping the Upper…
Jules Dumont d'UrvilleAuthor · Maps and atlasesJules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica.
Marcel IchacPhotographer · PhotographyMarcel Ichac (22 October 1906 – 9 April 1994) was a French alpinist, explorer, photographer and film director.
Octavie CoudreauAuthor · BooksMarie Octavie Coudreau (née Renard; 1867–1938) was a French explorer from Anais, Charente, and author of several books on French Guiana and northern Brazil.
Pierre JacotinAuthor · Maps and atlasesPierre Jacotin (1765–1827) was the director of the survey for the Carte de l'Égypte (Description de l'Égypte), the first triangulation-based map of Egypt, Syria and Palestine.
Prince Henri d'OrléansPhotographer · PhotographyPrince Henri of Orléans (16 October 1867 – 9 August 1901) was the son of Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres, and Princess Françoise of Orléans.
Roman GhirshmanPhotographer · PhotographyRoman Ghirshman was a French anthropologist, archaeologist, art historian, explorer, photographer and university teacher (1895–1979). He was born in Kharkiv and died in Budapest.
Samuel de ChamplainAuthor · Maps and atlasesSamuel de Champlain (lang; baptized 13 August 1574 – 25 December 1635) was a French explorer, navigator, cartographer, soldier, geographer, diplomat, and chronicler who founded Quebec City…
Victor JacquemontAuthor · BooksVenceslas Victor Jacquemont (8 August 1801 – 7 December 1832) was a French botanist and geologist known for his travels in India.

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