Bouvet
Appearance
Bouvet can have the following meanings:
Places
[edit]- Bouvet Island, an uninhabited Norwegian island in the South Atlantic
People
[edit]- Joachim Bouvet (1656–1730), French Jesuit who worked in China, leading member of the Figurist movement
- Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705–1786), French explorer, discovered Bouvet Island
- René Joseph Bouvet de Précourt (1715–1782), French Navy officer, captain of Ajax in Suffren's squadron during the War of American Independence
- Pierre Servan René Bouvet de Maisonneuve (1750–1795), French Navy officer, officer in Suffren's squadron during the War of American Independence
- François Joseph Bouvet de Précourt (1753–1832), French admiral
- Pierre François Étienne Bouvet de Maisonneuve (1775–1860), French Navy officer
- Gustave Bouvet (1898–1984), French anarchist and attempted assassin
- Maximilien-Nicolas Bouvet, French opera singer (1854–1943)
Organizations
[edit]- Bouvet ASA, Norwegian software services company
Warships
[edit]- French ship Bouvet, five ships named in honour of François Joseph Bouvet