Pierre Sonnerat was a French naturalist and explorer. Sonnerat was the nephew of the botanist Pierre Poivre. He made several voyages to southeast Asia, visiting the Philippines and Moluccas between 1769 and 1772, and India and China from 1774 to 1781. He was the first person to give a scientific description of the south Chinese fruit tree lychee. He is the person who misinterpreted the call of a helpful Malagasy guide who had spotted a lemur and shouted "indri!".

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  • Pierre Sonnerat was a French naturalist and explorer. Sonnerat was the nephew of the botanist Pierre Poivre. He made several voyages to southeast Asia, visiting the Philippines and Moluccas between 1769 and 1772, and India and China from 1774 to 1781. He was the first person to give a scientific description of the south Chinese fruit tree lychee. He is the person who misinterpreted the call of a helpful Malagasy guide who had spotted a lemur and shouted "indri!". Sonnerat took this to be the animal's name, and it is still known as an Indri (Indri indri) today (the actual Malagasy name is babakoto). The birds Dacelo novaeguineae and Pygoscelis papua, neither of which are found in New Guinea (Papua), were also misnamed due to Sonnerat. His books included Voyage à la Nouvelle-Guinée (1776) and Voyage aux Indes orientales et à la Chine, fait depuis 1774 jusqu'à 1781 (1782). The standard botanical author abbreviation Sonn. is applied to plants he described. His name is used in the specific name of the Grey Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii). Pierre Sonnerat spoke out against the prevalent racism in the European circles of his time. During his visits to Asia he marvelled at the rich culture of the Indians. In one of his books Sonnerat writes "Ancient India gave to the world its religions and philosophies: Egypt and Greece owe India their wisdom and it is known that Pythagoras went to India to study under Brahmins, who were the most enlightened of human beings."
  • Pierre Sonnerat war ein französischer Naturwissenschaftler und Entdecker. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „Sonn. “.
  • Pierre Sonnerat est un naturaliste et un explorateur français, né le 18 août à Lyon 1748 et mort le 31 mars 1814 à Lyon. Il est le neveu de Pierre Poivre, botaniste. Il a fait plusieurs voyages en Asie du Sud-Est notamment afin de pouvoir obtenir des pieds de végétaux producteurs d'épices, les Hollandais disposant d'un monopole sur leur commercialisation. Il fait ainsi un voyage en Nouvelle-Guinée, notamment dans les îles Moluques mais aussi de Manille, de 1769 à 1772, à la suite duquel il décrit de très nombreuses espèces végétales et animales (son récit de voyage paraît en 1774). De 1774 à 1781, il fait un voyage en Chine. Son compte rendu paraît en 1782 sous le titre de Voyage aux Indes orientales et à la Chine, fait depuis 1774 jusqu'à 1781. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage important pour les Français car, jusqu'alors, ce sont les Britanniques qui sont les principaux auteurs de ces voyages. Ses observations sur les peuples autochtones ont un grand intérêt. La qualité de ses observations n'est pas très bonne et de nombreuses espèces qu'il décrit ne sont pas reconnaissables. C'est lui qui décrit le premier le litchi.
  • Nipote di Pierre Poivre, botanico. Fece numerosi viaggi nell'Asia sud-orientale, soprattutto con lo scopo di ottenere degli esemplari di piante produttrici di spezie, per contrastare il monopolio olandese del loro commercio. Fa inoltre un viaggio in Nuova Guinea, nelle isole Molucche ma anche a Manila, dal 1769 al 1772, durante il quale descrive numerose specie vegetali e animali (il suo diario di viaggio viene pubblicato nel 1774). Dal 1774 al 1781 fa un viaggio in Cina, la relazione del quale viene pubblicata nel 1782 con il titolo di Voyage aux Indes orientales et à la Chine, fait depuis 1774 jusqu'à 1781 ("Viaggio nelle Indie orientali e in Cina, fatto dal 1774 al 1781"). Si tratta di un'opera importante per i francesi, visto che a quel tempo sono i britannici ad essere i principali autori di quei viaggi. Le sue osservazioni sui popoli autoctoni sono di notevole interesse, mentre la qualità delle sue osservazioni naturalistiche non è buonissima e numerose specie non sono riconoscibili dalla sua descrizione. Nonostante questo, è lui ad aver descritto per primo il litchi.
  • Pierre Sonnerat foi um naturalista e explorador francês.
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  • Second Occupation of British
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  • 1790–1793
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  • Pierre Sonnerat was a French naturalist and explorer. Sonnerat was the nephew of the botanist Pierre Poivre. He made several voyages to southeast Asia, visiting the Philippines and Moluccas between 1769 and 1772, and India and China from 1774 to 1781. He was the first person to give a scientific description of the south Chinese fruit tree lychee. He is the person who misinterpreted the call of a helpful Malagasy guide who had spotted a lemur and shouted "indri!".
  • Pierre Sonnerat war ein französischer Naturwissenschaftler und Entdecker. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „Sonn. “.
  • Pierre Sonnerat est un naturaliste et un explorateur français, né le 18 août à Lyon 1748 et mort le 31 mars 1814 à Lyon. Il est le neveu de Pierre Poivre, botaniste. Il a fait plusieurs voyages en Asie du Sud-Est notamment afin de pouvoir obtenir des pieds de végétaux producteurs d'épices, les Hollandais disposant d'un monopole sur leur commercialisation.
  • Nipote di Pierre Poivre, botanico. Fece numerosi viaggi nell'Asia sud-orientale, soprattutto con lo scopo di ottenere degli esemplari di piante produttrici di spezie, per contrastare il monopolio olandese del loro commercio. Fa inoltre un viaggio in Nuova Guinea, nelle isole Molucche ma anche a Manila, dal 1769 al 1772, durante il quale descrive numerose specie vegetali e animali (il suo diario di viaggio viene pubblicato nel 1774).
  • Pierre Sonnerat foi um naturalista e explorador francês.
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