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Crevaux, Jules, 1847-1882

LC control no.n 90644289
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Personal name headingCrevaux, Jules, 1847-1882
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Variant(s)Crevaux, J. (Jules), 1847-1882
Associated countryGuyana
Associated placeGran Chaco (Bolivia : Province)
Amazon River Region
Place of birthLorquin (France)
Place of deathPilcomayo River Watershed
Field of activityFranco-Prussian War, 1870-1871
AffiliationFrance. Marine
Orinoco River Watershed (Venezuela and Colombia)
Profession or occupationPhysician Explorer
Found inHis En radeau sur l'Orénoque, c1989: t.p. (Jules Crevaux) front flap (1847-1882)
NUC pre-56 (hdg.: Crevaux, Jules Nicolas, 1847-1882; usage: Jules Crevaux, J. Crevaux)
¿Quién mató a Crevaux?, 2017: page 11, etc. (Jules Crevaux; born 1847 in Lorquin; died April 27, 1882 in the Pilcomayo River Watershed in the Gran Chaco of Bolivia when he was assassinated by members of an indigenous tribe; fought during the Franco Prussian War in 1870; joined the French Navy as a doctor; began a series of voyages to explore various rivers in Guyana, the Amazon Basin and the Orinoco River; author of Voyages dans l'Amérique du Sud (1883) and Le mendiant de l'Eldorado : de Cayenne aux Andes, 1876-1879 (1987))
Associated languagefre