Paul Mérault Monneron
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Paul Mérault Monneron or de Monneron (23 February 1748, Annonay
, Ardèche
- May 1788, Vanikoro
) was an engineer officer in the French armed forces and from 1785 to 1788 a member of Lapérouse
's expedition.
was député to the Estates General of 1789, for the Sénéchaussée of Annonay
, his brothers Louis Monneron
(1742-1805) and Pierre Antoine Monneron
(1747-1801) were respectively députés of the National Constituent Assembly
for the West Indies and Mauritius
. Another brother, Joseph François Augustin Monneron
(1756-1826) was député for Paris
at the Legislative Assembly
and retired from it in 1792, before becoming Director General of the Caisse des Comptes Courants and going bankrupt in 1798.
then Saint-Omer
.
as the expedition's chief engineer, for "such a character joined to knowledge is that which convened in him".
Moneron Island
discovered by the expedition was named after him.
Annonay
Annonay is a commune in the north of the Ardèche department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southern France. It is the most populous commune in the Ardèche department, although it is not the capital, which resides in the smaller town of Privas.-Geography:...
, Ardèche
Ardèche
Ardèche is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River.- History :The area has been inhabited by humans at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The plateau of the Ardeche River has extensive standing stones ,...
- May 1788, Vanikoro
Vanikoro
Vanikoro is an island from the Santa Cruz group, located 118 km to the Southeast of the main Santa Cruz group. It belongs administratively to the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands....
) was an engineer officer in the French armed forces and from 1785 to 1788 a member of Lapérouse
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse
Jean François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse was a French Navy officer and explorer whose expedition vanished in Oceania.-Early career:...
's expedition.
Family
His eldest brother Charles Claude Ange MonneronCharles Claude Ange Monneron
Charles Claude Ange Monneron was a French businessman, banker and politician. He was intendant général of Pondichéry , député to the Estates General of 1789 then to the National Constituent Assembly.-Family:His brother Paul Mérault Monneron was an engineer, and his other...
was député to the Estates General of 1789, for the Sénéchaussée of Annonay
Annonay
Annonay is a commune in the north of the Ardèche department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southern France. It is the most populous commune in the Ardèche department, although it is not the capital, which resides in the smaller town of Privas.-Geography:...
, his brothers Louis Monneron
Louis Monneron
Jean Louis Monneron , known as Monneron des Mortiers or Mortars Monneron, was a French businessman, arms supplier and politician. He supplied arms to Mauritius, becoming so rich he could advance large sums to the Spanish government...
(1742-1805) and Pierre Antoine Monneron
Pierre Antoine Monneron
Pierre Antoine Monneron was a French merchant, banker, writer and politician. He was deputy to the French National Convention for Mauritius...
(1747-1801) were respectively députés of the National Constituent Assembly
National Constituent Assembly
The National Constituent Assembly was formed from the National Assembly on 9 July 1789, during the first stages of the French Revolution. It dissolved on 30 September 1791 and was succeeded by the Legislative Assembly.-Background:...
for the West Indies and Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
. Another brother, Joseph François Augustin Monneron
Joseph François Augustin Monneron
Joseph François Augustin Monneron was French banker and politician, as well as an active merchant in New Orleans seeking to reestablish French influence there after the Louisiana purchase. He was deputy for Paris to the Legislative Assembly until retiring from it in 1792...
(1756-1826) was député for Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
at the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly (France)
During the French Revolution, the Legislative Assembly was the legislature of France from 1 October 1791 to September 1792. It provided the focus of political debate and revolutionary law-making between the periods of the National Constituent Assembly and of the National Convention.The Legislative...
and retired from it in 1792, before becoming Director General of the Caisse des Comptes Courants and going bankrupt in 1798.
Life
Entering the École du génie de Mézières and received as an engineer on 1 January 1770, he was first employed in France, at BriançonBriançon
Briançon a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department....
then Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer , a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais. The town is named after Saint Audomar, who brought Christianity to the area....
.
Participation in Lapérouse's expedition
Lapérouse proposed Monneron to FleurieuCharles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu
Charles Pierre Claret, comte de Fleurieu was a French explorer, hydrographer and politician. He was Minister of the Navy under Louis XVI, and a member of the Institut de France, as well as the brother of the botanist Marc Antoine Louis Claret de la Tourette.-Ancien Regime:Fleurieu was born in Lyon...
as the expedition's chief engineer, for "such a character joined to knowledge is that which convened in him".
Moneron Island
Moneron Island
Moneron Island, is a Russian possession located off Sakhalin Island.-Description:Moneron has an area of about and a highest point of . It is approximately long by wide, and is located from Sakhalin's port of Nevelsk and about directly southwest of Sakhalin Island itself at the northeastern...
discovered by the expedition was named after him.