Paul Antoine Fleuriot Vicomte de Langle | |
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 Miniature portrait of Fleuriot de Langle | |
| Nickname(s) | Fleuriot de Langle |
| Born | 1 August 1744 Kerlouët Castle, France |
| Died | 11 December 1787 (aged 43) Tutuila, Samoa |
| Buried | Choir of Saint-Louis Church, Brest |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France |
| Service/ | French Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1758 – 1787 |
| Rank | Rear-Admiral |
| Commands | Experiment Astrée Astrolabe |
| Battles/wars | Hudson Bay expedition |
| Awards | Knight of the Order of Saint Louis Society of the Cincinnati |
Paul Antoine Fleuriot de Langle (1 August 1744, château de Kerlouët at Quemper-Guézennec, Côtes-d'Armor – 11 December 1787, Maouna, Samoa) was a French vicomte, académicien de marine, naval commander and explorer. He was second in command of the La Pérouse expedition, which departed France on 1 August 1785 and was eventually lost in the Pacific. Fleuriot de Langle died in an encounter with natives in what is now American Samoa before the expedition was lost; his remains were returned to France, and were buried in the choir of the church of Saint-Louis at Brest.