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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. and Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-18 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000559b.htm person La Pérouse Jean-François de Galaup AACR2 Comte de La Pérouse 22 August 1741 1788 Place of Birth Albi, France Place of Death at sea Navigator Naval officer Jean-François de Galaup, Comte de La Pérouse, was a French naval officer who served with distinction, particularly against the British in Hudson Bay, Canada. In 1783 the French government determined to send an expedition to the Pacific Ocean to explore particularly around the Bearing Strait. La Pérouse was appointed to command the expedition, which left Brest on I August 1875 in the ships La Boussole and L'Astrolabe. Having sailed along the west coast of North America and then across the Pacific to Macao, La Pérouse turned north to investigate the seas around Korea and the Kamchatka Peninsula. He then went south and sailed into Botany Bay on 26 January 1788. After a stay of six weeks the expedition left New South Wales and was not heard from again. The fate of the expedition was determined when relics were found on Vanikoro, Santa Cruz, north of the New Hebrides, by Peter Dillon (1827) and French naval expedition under command of Jules Dumont d'Urville (1828). 1756 1756 Career event - Joined the French Navy 1775 1775 Career event - Promoted to Lieutenant 1780 1780 Career event - Promoted to Captain 1 August 1785 1 August 1785 Event - Embarked from Brest, France January 1787 January 1787 Event - Arrived in Macao 26 January 1788 26 January 1788 Event - Arrived in Botany Bay, New South Wales 10 March 1788 10 March 1788 Education - Sailed from Botany Bay Dillon, Peter (1788 - 1847)

Discovered relics of the expedition 1827

 d'Urville, Jules Dumont (1790 - 1842)

Discovered relics of the expedition 1828

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 La Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup (17410822-1788)

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 'La Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology La Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Le Voyage de Laperouse (1785-1788) Hustache, Catherine Le Voyage de Laperouse (1785-1788) 1993 Oceanis 19 4 17-26 Book: L'Expedition de Laperouse (1785-88), Replique Francaise aux Voyages de Cook Gaziello, Catherine L'Expedition de Laperouse (1785-88), Replique Francaise aux Voyages de Cook Paris Comite des Travaux Historiques et Scientifiques 1984 Book Section: La Perouse, Jean-Francois De Galaup, Comte De (1741-1788), navigator Marchant, Leslie R. La Perouse, Jean-Francois De Galaup, Comte De (1741-1788), navigator Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1967 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z Douglas Pike 85-86 Book: Le Voyage de d'Entrecasteaux a la recherche de Laperouse Richard, Helene Le Voyage de d'Entrecasteaux a la recherche de Laperouse Paris C.T.H.S. 1985 Book: Looking for La Pérouse: D'Entrecasteaux in Australia and the South Pacific 1792-1793 Horner, F Looking for La Pérouse: D'Entrecasteaux in Australia and the South Pacific 1792-1793 Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1995 Journal Article: On French Soil? The Monument to Laperouse at Botany Bay: an Historical Note Cabourdin, Guy On French Soil? The Monument to Laperouse at Botany Bay: an Historical Note 1986 Journal of the Royal Historical Society 72 2 149-152 Journal Article: Sydney's scientific beginnings: William Dawes' observatories in context de Grijs, Richard; and Jacob, Andrew P. Sydney's scientific beginnings: William Dawes' observatories in context 2021 Journal of astronomical history and heritage 24 1 41-73 Journal Article: Ocular Manifestations uring the French Travels of Discovery to Australia From Laperouse (1741-1788) to Dumont D'Urville (1790-1842) Amalric, P. Ocular Manifestations uring the French Travels of Discovery to Australia From Laperouse (1741-1788) to Dumont D'Urville (1790-1842) 1990 Documenta Ophthalmologica 74 1-2 113-118 Book: Le Voyage de Lapérouse: de Brest à Botany Bay La Pérouse, Jean François Galaup de Le Voyage de Lapérouse: de Brest à Botany Bay Barbizon Pôles d'images 2005 Journal Article: The Lapérouse expedition and geomagnetism: the unexpected discovery of Lamanon's 'lost' letter and Ledru's instructions Morrison, Doug and Barko, Ivan The Lapérouse expedition and geomagnetism: the unexpected discovery of Lamanon's 'lost' letter and Ledru's instructions 2015 Historical Records of Australian Science 26 1 1-19 Book: La Perouse: Why he Came to the Pacific Lewis, Geoffrey La Perouse: Why he Came to the Pacific Randwick Randwick and District Historical Society 2006 Book: Where Fate Beckons: the Life of Jean François de la Pérouse Dunmore, John Where Fate Beckons: the Life of Jean François de la Pérouse Sydney ABC Books 2006 Book: French Botany in the Enlightenment: the Ill-fated Voyages of La Perouse and His Rescuers Williams, Roger L. French Botany in the Enlightenment: the Ill-fated Voyages of La Perouse and His Rescuers Dordrecht Kluwer Academic Press 2003 Book: The French Explorers and Sydney Dyer, Colin The French Explorers and Sydney Brisbane University of Queensland Press 2009 Book Section: Expeditions, encounters, and the praxis of seaborne ethnography: the French voyages of La Pérouse and Freycinet Douglas, Bronwen Expeditions, encounters, and the praxis of seaborne ethnography: the French voyages of La Pérouse and Freycinet New York: London Routledge 2015 Expedition into empire: exploratory journeys and the making of the modern world Thomas, Martin 109-26 Journal Article: In Honour of a Fellow-Explorer: Flinders' and Bougainville's Monuments to La Pérouse in Mauritius and Botany Bay Rivière, Marc Serge In Honour of a Fellow-Explorer: Flinders' and Bougainville's Monuments to La Pérouse in Mauritius and Botany Bay 2003 Humanities Research 10 2 9-20 Book: Lapérouse sailing through the Enlightenment Pons, Anne: editor Nicole Forest Green Lapérouse sailing through the Enlightenment Thales group Australia 2015 Book: Naturalists at Sea: Scientific Travellers from Dampier to Darwin Williams, Glyn Naturalists at Sea: Scientific Travellers from Dampier to Darwin New Haven, Connecticut/London Yale University Press 2013 Book: Dictionary of Australian biography Serle, Percival Dictionary of Australian biography Sydney Angus & Robertson 1949 Book: William Dawes: scientist governor, abolitionist: caught between science and religion de Grijs, Richard; and Jacob, Andrew William Dawes: scientist governor, abolitionist: caught between science and religion Cham, Switzeland Springer 2023 Journal Article: Sydney's Scientific Beginnings: William Dawes' Observatories in Context de Grijs, Richard; Jacob, Andrew P. Sydney's Scientific Beginnings: William Dawes' Observatories in Context Cornell University 2021 arXiv:2101.08974 [physics.hist-ph] Book: Great voyages of exploration: the golden age of discovery in the Pacific Brosse, Jacques; translated by Hochman, Stanley Great voyages of exploration: the golden age of discovery in the Pacific Lane Cove, N.S.W. Doubleday Australia 1983 Pierre Anthonioz - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Pierre Anthonioz - Records A4109 and FM 1 1958 Pierre Anthonioz's article 'Supplement au voyage de La Perouse' photocopy of an article in "Journal de Geneve" No.114 17-18 May 1958 being a summary of previous investigations at Vanikoro and an account of the work of the 1958 expedition. 1 box Microform, Microfilm Jean-Francois de Galaup La Perouse - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Jean-Francois de Galaup La Perouse - Records A3973 1829 - 1832 Records in the P. Dillon collection 1829-1832. 36 pages Jean-Francois de Galaup La Perouse - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Jean-Francois de Galaup La Perouse - Records B1207 1777 - 1793 Holograph letters, receipts and other papers 1777-89 in connection with equipping the fleet for the expedition to the South Seas. Collection of letters, documents and other papers relating to the expedition to the South Seas with "La Boussole" and "L'Astrolabe" 1781-93 and papers concerned with Dumont d'Urville in search of La Perouse. Transcripts of documents from the French National Archives of La Perouse's voyage 1785-8.