Samuel Wallis

Captain Samuel Wallis was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who made the first recorded visit by a European navigator to Tahiti.

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Who was born first?

• Samuel Wallis and James Cook were born the same year
• Samuel Wallis was born 1 year before Johann Reinhold Forster
• Samuel Wallis was born 1 year after Michel Adanson
• Samuel Wallis was born 1 year after Philibert Commerson
• Samuel Wallis was born 1 year before Johann Gottlieb Georgi

Timeline

1. Michel AdansonApril 7, 1727 – August 3, 1806
2. Philibert CommersonNovember 18, 1727 – 1773
3. James CookOctober 27, 1728 – February 14, 1779
4. Samuel Wallis (this page)April 23, 1728 – January 21, 1795
5. Johann Gottlieb GeorgiDecember 31, 1729 – October 27, 1802
6. Johann Reinhold ForsterOctober 22, 1729 – December 9, 1798

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