Edmond Jurien de La Gravière
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Not to be confused with his father, Pierre Roch Jurien de La Gravière, who was also known as Admiral Jurien.
Jean Pierre Edmond Jurien de La Gravière (19 November 1812 in Brest, Finistère – 5 March 1892) was a French admiral, son of Admiral Pierre Roch Jurien de La Gravière, who served through the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars and was a peer of France under Louis-Philippe.[1]
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Born | 19 November 1812 Brest (France) |
Died | 5 March 1892 (aged 79) Paris |
Resting place | Montmartre Cemetery |
Occupation | Writer, officer |
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Position held | seat 6 of the Académie française (1888–1889), president (French Academy of Sciences, 1886–1886) |
Rank | vice admiral |
Branch | French Navy |
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