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Jerome Bellefin
Family Name:	Bellefin	Variant Spellings:
Given Names:	Jerome
DOB	27 December 1764	DOD	3 August 1835
Place of Birth:	Cremieu, France	Place of Death:	Montivilliers, France
Age at Death:	70
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Voyages:	"Naturaliste" from Le Havre arr. WA May 1801 and Sydney June 1802 "Naturaliste" from Sydney arr. Le Havre 7 June 1803
Came out as:	Ship's surgeon
Date Settled Aus:	1801	Date of Departure:
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Addresses:	Sydney, NSW 1802 (shipping record)
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Notes:	One of three surgeons on the expedition of Nicholas Baudin, the others being F-E Lharidon and H Taillefer (qqv)
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References:	Jerome Bellefin. Wikipedia (French version) accessed June 2012 [born 27 December 1764 Cremieu, died 3 August 1835 Montivilliers] Pearn J. French doctors at Sydney Cove. In: Fevers & Frontiers. Brisbane : Amphion Press, 1990:43-61 Medical Society of Victoria archives file held at Brownless Medical Library, University of Melbourne Bellefin Prong. Discovery and exploration of Australia [website] accessed June 2012 [named by Baudin after Dr Jerome Bellefin, chief surgeon of survey vessel "Naturaliste"] Cohen BC. Discovery of Western Australia, with some early medical history. Medical Journal of Australia 13 June 1953 [Dr. Bellefin surgeon on Baudin expedition]
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