Christophe-Paulin de La Poix de Fréminville

Christophe-Paulin de La Poix

chevalier de Fréminville
Portrait of Christophe-Paulin de La Poix de Fréminville
NicknameLa Chevalière
Born(1787-01-24)24 January 1787
Ivry, France
Died12 January 1848(1848-01-12) (aged 60)
Brest, France
Allegiance France
BranchFrench navy
Service years1801–1831
Rankknight
ConflictsRaids on Boulogne
Awards
Other workArcheological and natural history works.

Christophe-Paulin de La Poix, chevalier de Fréminville (French pronunciation: [kʁistɔf polɛ̃ də la pwa də fʁemɛ̃vil]; 24 January 1787 – 12 January 1848) was a French Navy Commander, naturalist, archeologist and pioneer of transvestism.


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