Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec
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Jean-Michel Huon de Kermadec was an 18th century French navigator. In September 1791 he was chosen to command the ship L'esperance on the d'Entrecasteaux expedition to find the lost expedition of La Pérouse. The expedition explored Australia and the South Pacific. The Kermadec Islands islands northeast of New Zealand are named for Huon de Kermadec, as are Huonville, the Huon Valley, and Huon River of Tasmania, and the Huon Peninsula and Huon Gulf of Papua New Guinea.
Several plants bear his name, including the Huon Pine (Lagarostrobos franklinii) of Tasmania, the Protea genus Kermadecia of New Caledonia, and the tree Metrosideros kermadecensis of the Kermadec Islands.
