# Adèle Dumont d'Urville

> Adèle Dorothée Dumont d'Urville was the wife of French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville. Adélie Land, Adele Island, Adélie penguin and Cape Pepin are named after her. While Adélie Land, Adele Island and Cape Pepin were named by Jules Dumont d'Urville in honor of his wife, the penguin was named after Adélie Land where it was discovered. In 1981, an airmail postage stamp of the French Antarctic Territory featuring Adèle Dumont d'Urville was released.

*Wife of French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville (1798–1842)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1798
- **Died:** 1842-05-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.4 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 17.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 31.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Adèle Dumont d'Urville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad%C3%A8le_Dumont_d'Urville)
- [Adèle Dumont d'Urville](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad%C3%A8le_Dumont_d'Urville)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23611872)

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