Eugène Eyraud

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Catholic missionary French person human

Eugène Eyraud was a 19th-century French Catholic missionary best known for being the first European to document the rongorongo script of Easter Island.

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic missionary → French person → human →
arrivalOnEasterIsland	1864 →
associatedWith	Easter Island mission → Rapa Nui people →
birthCountry	France →
birthDate	1820-02-02 →
birthPlace	Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur →
causeOfDeath	tuberculosis →
centuryOfActivity	19th century →
continentOfMissionaryWork	Oceania → South America →
countryOfCitizenship	France →
deathCountry	Chile →
deathDate	1868-08-23 →
deathPlace	Easter Island →
documented	rongorongo script → wooden tablets with glyphs on Easter Island →
ethnicGroup	French →
familyName	Eyraud →
firstEuropeanToVisitEasterIslandPermanently	true →
givenName	Eugène →
knownFor	Catholic missionary work on Easter Island → being the first European to document the rongorongo script →
languagesSpokenWritten	French → Rapa Nui language →
maritalStatus	lay brother (religious) →
memberOf	Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary →
notableWork	first written description of rongorongo tablets →
occupation	missionary →
placeOfBurial	Easter Island →
placeOfMissionaryWork	Chile → Easter Island →
religion	Catholicism →
religiousDenomination	Roman Catholic Church →
religiousOrder	Picpus Fathers →
sexOrGender	male →
wroteAccountFor	Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rongorongo →	discoveredBy
Rongorongo →	firstReportedBy