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Jeanne Baret
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French explorer, naturalist and botanist (1740-1807)
Key facts
- Born
- 27 July 1740, La Comelle , Burgundy , France
- Died
- 5 August 1807 (1807-08-05) (aged 67), Saint-Antoine-de-Breuilh , Dordogne , France
- Other names
- Jean Baret, Jeanne de Bonnefoi, Jeanne Barré
- Occupations
- housekeeper, valet , botanist , tavern-keeper
- Spouse
- Jean Dubernat (1774–1807)
- Partner
- Philibert Commerson (1760s–1773)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- England
- Place of birth
- La Comelle
- Place of death
- Brest
- Occupation
- housekeeper
- Languages spoken
- French
- Image
- Jeanne Barret.jpg
- Residence
- Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
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- date of birth
- 1740-07-27
- date of death
- 1807-08-08
- name in native language
- Jeanne Baret
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- Jeanne Baret
- pseudonym
- Jean Baré
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Encyclopedic overview
Jeanne Baret ([ʒan baʁɛ]; 27 July 1740 – 5 August 1807) was a French explorer, naturalist, and botanist who is recognised as the first woman to have completed a voyage of circumnavigation of the globe, which she did via boat. A key part of her journey was as a member of Louis Antoine de Bougainville's expedition on the ships Boudeuse and Étoile in 1766–1769.
Jeanne Baret joined the expedition disguised as a man, calling herself Jean Baret. She enlisted as valet and assistant to the expedition's naturalist, Philibert Commerson, shortly before Bougainville's ships sailed from France. According to Bougainville's account, Baret was an expert botanist.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jeanne Baret” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.