Philibert Commerson

Philibert Commerson, 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. The standard author abbreviation Comm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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Who was born first?

• Philibert Commerson and Michel Adanson were born the same year
• Philibert Commerson and Nicolás Joseph Jacquin were born the same year
• Philibert Commerson was born 1 year before Samuel Wallis
• Philibert Commerson was born 1 year before James Cook
• Philibert Commerson was born 1 year after Vasily Chichagov

Timeline

1. Vasily ChichagovMarch 11, 1726 – April 16, 1809
2. Michel AdansonApril 7, 1727 – August 3, 1806
3. Nicolás Joseph JacquinFebruary 16, 1727 – October 1817
4. Philibert Commerson (this page)November 18, 1727 – 1773
5. James CookOctober 27, 1728 – February 14, 1779
6. Samuel WallisApril 23, 1728 – January 21, 1795

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