André Thévet

1516,1504 - 1592

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

Country of citizenship:  France
Languages spoken, written or signed:  Middle French
Position held:  chaplain

André Thevet (; French: [təvɛ]; 1516 – 23 November 1590) 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, Brazil. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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