Amédée-François Frézier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Amédée-François Frézier

French scientist, spy and explorer

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1682

Place of Birth: Chambéry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 14-Oct-1773

Profession: military personnel, engineer, combat engineer, mathematician, cartographer, botanist, spy, explorer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Amédée-François Frézier (1682 – October 26, 1773) was a French military engineer, mathematician, spy, and explorer who is best remembered for bringing back five specimens of Fragaria chiloensis, the beach strawberry, from an assignment in South America, thus introducing this New World fruit to the Old.