Nicolas Baudin

Nicolas Thomas Baudin was a French explorer, cartographer, naturalist and hydrographer best known for his explorations of Australia and the southern Pacific Ocean. He carried a few corms of Gros Michel banana from Southeast Asia, depositing them at a botanical garden on the French colony of Martinique.

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Who was born first?

• Nicolas Baudin and Georg Forster were born the same year
• Nicolas Baudin and Archibald Menzies were born the same year
• Nicolas Baudin was born 1 year after François Levaillant
• Nicolas Baudin was born 1 year before Jacques Labillardière
• Nicolas Baudin was born 1 year before Jean Louis Marie Poiret

Timeline

1. François LevaillantAugust 6, 1753 – November 22, 1824
2. Archibald MenziesMarch 15, 1754 – February 15, 1842
3. Georg ForsterNovember 27, 1754 – January 10, 1794
4. Nicolas Baudin (this page)February 17, 1754 – September 16, 1803
5. Jacques LabillardièreOctober 28, 1755 – January 8, 1834
6. Jean Louis Marie PoiretJune 11, 1755 – April 7, 1834

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