Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne

Marc-Joseph Marion "Macé" du Fresne was a French privateer, East India captain, and explorer. The expedition he led to find the hypothetical Terra Australis in 1771 made important geographic discoveries in the south Indian Ocean and anthropological discoveries in Tasmania and New Zealand.

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Who was born first?

• Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne was born 1 year after John Byron
• Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne was born 1 year after Peter Osbeck
• Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne was born 2 years before Vasily Chichagov
• Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne was born 3 years before Michel Adanson
• Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne was born 3 years before Philibert Commerson

Timeline

1. John ByronNovember 8, 1723 – April 10, 1786
2. Peter OsbeckMay 9, 1723 – December 23, 1805
3. Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne (this page)May 22, 1724 – June 12, 1772
4. Vasily ChichagovMarch 11, 1726 – April 16, 1809
5. Michel AdansonApril 7, 1727 – August 3, 1806
6. Philibert CommersonNovember 18, 1727 – 1773

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