Gustave Viaud
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BornApril 25, 1836
DiedMarch 10, 1865 (aged 28)
off Ceylon
OccupationNaval surgeon
KnownforThe first photographer of Tahiti
Gustave Viaud | |
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portrait by Marie Bon | |
| Born | April 25, 1836 |
| Died | March 10, 1865 (aged 28) off Ceylon |
| Occupation | Naval surgeon |
| Known for | The first photographer of Tahiti |
Gustave Viaud (April 25, 1836 – March 10, 1865) was a French naval surgeon born in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime on 25 April 1836[1] and died off Ceylon, present-day Sri Lanka, on 10 March 1865.