Jules Dumont d'Urville
French explorer
Died when: 51 years 350 days (623 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (French pronunciation: ?[?yl dym?~ dy?vil]; 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.
As a botanist and cartographer, he gave his name to several seaweeds, plants and shrubs, and places such as d'Urville Island in New Zealand.
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