Jean-Pierre de Bougainville
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Jean-Pierre de Bougainville (Paris, 1 December 1722 - Loches
, 22 June 1763) was a French writer and the elder brother of the explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville
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He was elected to the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
in 1746 and he became Permanent Secretary in 1754, the same year he rose to the Académie française
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Loches
Loches is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.It is situated southeast of Tours by railway, on the left bank of the Indre River.-History:...
, 22 June 1763) was a French writer and the elder brother of the explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville
Louis Antoine de Bougainville
Louis-Antoine, Comte de Bougainville was a French admiral and explorer. A contemporary of James Cook, he took part in the French and Indian War and the unsuccessful French attempt to defend Canada from Britain...
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He was elected to the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
The Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres is a French learned society devoted to the humanities, founded in February 1663 as one of the five academies of the Institut de France.-History:...
in 1746 and he became Permanent Secretary in 1754, the same year he rose to the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
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