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André Thévet

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French priest, writer and explorer (1516-1590)

FranceScientistsLived 1516 to 1592 · aged 76
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André Thevet, OFM was a French Franciscan priest, explorer, cosmographer and writer who travelled to the Near East and South America.

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André Thevet, OFM was a French Franciscan priest, explorer, cosmographer and writer who travelled to the Near East and South America. His most significant book was The New Found World, or Antarctike, which compiled a number of different sources and his own experience into what purported to be a firsthand account of his experiences in France Antarctique, a French settlement near modern Rio de Janeiro.

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France
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1516 to 1592 · aged 76
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16 languages

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