Award
Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis
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Amédée-François Frézier
1682-07-04 – 1773-10-14
Life & Legacy
Amédée-François Frézier (French: [amede fʁɑ̃swa fʁezje]; 1682 – 26 October 1773) was a French military engineer, mathematician, spy, and explorer who is best remembered for bringing back five specimens of Fragaria chiloensis, the beach strawberry, from an assignment in South America, thus introducing this New World fruit to the Old. The standard author abbreviation Frez. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Occupation & Career
explorer, military engineer, engineer, botanist, mathematician, cartographer, military officer, inventor, traveler, travel writer, architect
Education
University of Paris
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis; Église Saint-Sauveur à Recouvrance, Brest
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis
Organizations & Memberships
Académie de Marine · French Academy of Sciences
Notable Work
Église Saint-Sauveur à Recouvrance, Brest
Education & Institutions
University of Paris
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Notable Work
Église Saint-Sauveur à Recouvrance, Brest
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q2736087 · wikidata
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