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Nicolas-Thomas Baudin (
February 17,
1754 -
September 16,
1803) was a
French explorer.
Baudin was born in
Saint-Martin-de-Ré on the
Ile de Ré. At the age of fifteen he joined the merchant navy, and at twenty joined the
French East India Company. He then joined the French navy and served in the
Caribbean during the
American War of Independence. In 1785 Baudin was captain of the
Caroline taking emigrants to
New Orleans. After the war he captained ships transporting
Austrian botanists to the
Indian Ocean and the
Pacific, and slaves from
Mozambique. During this time Baudin learnt about
botany and how to keep
plants and
animals alive on board ship.
In 1792 France declared war on Austria and Baudin tried unsuccessfully to rejoin the French navy. He returned to France in 1795 and visited
Antoine de Jussieu at the
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle to suggest a botanical voyage to the Caribbean. This voyage was a success, and Baudin returned to France with a large collection of plants,
birds and
insects.
In October 1800 he was selected to lead what has become known as the
Baudin expedition to map the coast of
Australia. He had two ships,
Le Géographe and
Le Naturaliste captained by
Hamelin, and was accompanied by nine zoologists and botanists, including
Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour. He reached Australia in May 1801, and in April 1802 met
Matthew Flinders, also engaged in charting the coastline, in
Encounter Bay. Baudin then stopped at the British colony at
Sydney for supplies. In Sydney he bought a new ship —
Casuarina — named after the wood it was made from. From there he sent home
Le Naturaliste, which had on board all of the specimens that had been discovered by Baudin and his crew. He then headed for
Tasmania, before continuing north to
Timor. Two of his ships named
Jardinière, were lost in shipwrecks, one in the Pacific and the other in
Port Louis harbour during a hurricane
Baudin then sailed for home, stopping at
Mauritius, where he died of
tuberculosis.
A number of monuments have been established around Australia, including eight at various locations around Western Australia
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