Dumont d'Urville

[ dy-mawn dyr-veel ]

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Jules Sé·bas·tien Cé·sar [zh, y, l sey-b, a, s-, tyan, sey-, zar], 1790–1842, French naval officer, cartographer, and botanist: explored the South Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica.

Poor little boy—the rue Dumont d'Urville is so quiet, nothing passing and nothing to see when he looks out of the window.

A few years later Dumont d'Urville gave the name of Marshall to the group.

Dumont D'Urville has given some curious details as to this custom.

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