Bonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de, 1796-1878

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Name (Hebrew)
בונוויל, בנג'מין, 1796-1878
Name (Latin)
Bonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie de, 1796-1878
Other forms of name
De Bonneville, Benjamin Louis Eulalie, 1796-1878
Bonneville, Captain, 1796-1878
Date of birth
1796-04-14
Date of death
1878-06-12
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 34874997
Wikidata: Q2896167
Library of congress: n 50043807
Sources of Information
  • Irving, W. The adventures of Captain Bonneville ... c1986.
  • Encyc. Americana, c1975(Bonneville, Benjamin L.E. de)
  • Collier's encyc., c1973[name not given]
  • Encyc. Brit. micropaedia, c1983(Bonneville, Benjamin-Louis-Eulalie de)
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Wikipedia description:

Benjamin Louis Eulalie de Bonneville (French pronunciation: [bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃ lwi ølali də bɔnvil]; April 14, 1796 – June 12, 1878) was an American officer in the United States Army, fur trapper, and explorer in the American West. He is noted for his expeditions to the Oregon Country and the Great Basin, and in particular for blazing portions of the Oregon Trail. During his lifetime, Bonneville was made famous by an account of his explorations in the West written by Washington Irving.

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