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In 1787, he became a member of the French Academy of Sciences.
He obtained the rank of vice-admiral in 1791 ; and in 1794, having escaped from the Reign of Terror, he retired to his estate in Normandy.
Returning to Paris, he was one of the founding members of the Bureau des Longitudes.
In 1799, Napoleon I made him a senator.
He was made a Grand Officier de la Legion d ' Honneur in 1804.
And, in 1808, Napoleon conferred upon him the title of count ( the Comte de Bougainville ).
He died in Paris on the August 31, 1811.
He was married and had three sons, including Hyacinthe de Bougainville, who all served in the French army or navy.
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