An ambitious and meticulously researched biography, this title details the life of famed scientist Fran#65533;ois P#65533;ron--from his early years spent in the French revolutionary army to an ambitious medical student who gained a place as an assistant zoologist on Nicolas Baudin’s expedition to Australian waters. Discussing the expedition--which was famously marked by the vexed relationship between P#65533;ron and Baudin--this life story tells of P#65533;ron’s profound achievements, including the pioneering observations in zoological, oceanographic, and ethnographic studies. A balanced assessment of the difficult yet engaging relationship between P#65533;ron and Baudin, this biography also acts as an analysis of the conduct of science during some of the most turbulent years in French history.