Philibert Commerson

Philibert Commerson
Born(1727-11-18)18 November 1727
Châtillon-les-Dombes, Kingdom of France
Died14 March 1773(1773-03-14) (aged 45)
Mauritius
NationalityFrench
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsMuséum national d'histoire naturelle
Author abbrev. (botany)Comm.

Philibert Commerson (French: [filibɛʁ kɔmɛʁsɔ̃]; 18 November 1727 – 14 March 1773),[1] sometimes spelled Commerçon by contemporaries, was a French naturalist, best known for accompanying Louis Antoine de Bougainville on his voyage of circumnavigation in 1766–1769.

  1. ^ "Philibert Commerson, the King's Naturalist" . Popular Science Monthly. Vol. 46. pp. 112–114. November 1894 – via Wikisource.