Henrique de Beaurepaire-Rohan

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Henrique de Beaurepaire-Rohan
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Henrique de Beaurepaire-Rohan (May 12, 1812, Niterói - July 19, 1894, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian explorer, geographer, soldier and politician.

Biography[]

He was of French extraction. In 1845 he began the exploration of territory south of Rio de Janeiro. He penetrated into Paraguay.[1] He visited Bonpland at Borja.[2] He subsequently published the results of his exploration as Descripção de uma viagem de Cuyabá ao Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, 1846).[1]

He was promoted in 1850 to the rank of major of engineers,[2] and appointed by the Brazilian government to collect statistical information on the interior provinces of the country. He eventually became lieutenant-general in the Brazilian Army. In 1877 he published the important geographical work entitled Etudios acerca da organização da carta geographica e da historia physica e politica do Brazil (1877).

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Beaurepaire-Rohan, Henriques de" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Beaurepaire-Rohan, Henry de" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900.

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