André Thévet
1516,1504
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1592
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
Country of citizenship: France
Languages spoken, written or signed: Middle French
Occupation: explorer, journalist, writer, cosmographer, geographer, historian, translator, engraver, world traveler, visual artist
Position held: chaplain
Bibliographic databases:
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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