André Thevet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

André Thevet

French explorer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Angoulême, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 23-Nov-1590

Profession: writer, historian, translator, geographer, journalist, explorer, cosmographer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

André Thevet (; French: [t?v?]; 1516 – 23 November 1590) was a French Franciscan priest, explorer, cosmographer and writer who travelled to the near East and to south America in the 16th century.
His most significant book was The New Found World, or Antarctike which compiled a number of different sources and his own experience into what purported to be a first hand account of his experiences in France Antarctique, a French settlement near modern Rio de Janeiro.



Alternative names	Andre Thevet
Description	French explorer, journalist, writer, cosmographer, geographer and historian
Date of birth/death	1502	23 November 1590
Location of birth/death	Angoulême	Paris
Work location	Brazil; Levant
Authority control	: Q523054 VIAF: 54944694 ISNI: 0000 0000 0077 2837 ULAN: 500060676 LCCN: n82088349 WGA: THEVET, André WorldCat