From 1868 to 1879 former French naval officer Jean Moura was administrator of the recently established French protectorate of Cambodia. He thoroughly researched Cambodia's... Læs mere
From 1868 to 1879 former French naval officer Jean Moura was administrator of the recently established French protectorate of Cambodia. He thoroughly researched Cambodia's... Læs mere
The French orientalist Gabriel Ferrand (1864–1935) published this... Læs mere
Léopold de Saussure (1866–1925) learned Chinese and observed the stars while serving in the French navy. Retiring as a lieutenant in 1899, he then pioneered the... Læs mere
The French orientalist Gabriel Ferrand (1864–1935) published this... Læs mere
A believer in the development of a rational society through scientific thinking, Nicolas de Condorcet... Læs mere
Paul-Émile Botta (1802–70) served France as a diplomat and archaeologist. While based in Ottoman Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), he uncovered an Assyrian... Læs mere
Antoine-Joseph Pernety (1716–96) joined Louis-Antoine de Bougainville's... Læs mere
Antoine-Joseph Pernety (1716–96) joined Louis-Antoine de Bougainville's... Læs mere
The first reliable maps of the Chilean and Peruvian coasts were drawn by the French explorer... Læs mere
First published in 1800, this work by the French general and diplomat Antoine-François Andréossy (1761–1828) gives a... Læs mere