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'''Joseph-François Charpentier de Cossigny''' (1736-1809, later known Joseph-François Charpentier de Cossigny de Palma, abbreviated to Cossigny de Palma)) was born in [[Port Louis]] the son of [[Jean-François Charpentier de Cossigny]] an engineer of the [[French East India Company]]. He was also the cousin of [[David Carpenter Cossigny]], who was [[Governor of India]], Governor of Bourbon and Governor Mascarene. In 1773, while on a visit to Paris, Francois-Joseph Carpenter Cossigny, a scholar and politician, had asked the Colonial Secretary the right to establish a Chamber of Agriculture on the [[Isle de France]] (Mauritius) . The request was rejected, being considered a Cossigny "agitator" by the authorities, and the establishment of a representative body seen as an interference with the direct authority of the ministry. Cossigny de Palma moved to Mauritius where he founded a colony called [[Palma]], and created several acclimatisation gardens for imported fruit species. He is known for introducing the [[lychee]] to the islands of [[Bourbon]] and [[Ile de France]] in 1764 , after several trips to China and the East. He was an early member of the [[Institut de France]] in 1795.<ref>Cossigny carpenter, Joseph Francis. Memory for the colony of Isle de France, in response to specific memory and the shareholders of the East India Company. Paris, P. Fr Didot le Jeune, 1790. 37 p. 19 cm. </ref><ref>Cossigny carpenter, Joseph Francis. Summary Notes Summary Observations in response to, the Brief published for the colony of Isle de France. Paris, P. Fr Didot le Jeune, 1790. 16 p. 26 cm</ref><ref>Gray, John. A Note on Joseph Francois Cossigny Carpenter (1736-1809), Tanganyika Notes and Records, Volume 51 (1958), pp. 246-249.</ref>
'''Joseph-François Charpentier de Cossigny''' (1736-1809), also known as '''Joseph-François Charpentier de Cossigny de Palma''' was born in [[Port Louis]], the son of Jean-François Charpentier de Cossigny, an engineer of the [[French East India Company]]. He was also the cousin of [[David Charpentier de Cossigny]] ([[Governor of India]], [[Réunion|Bourbon]], and [[Mascarene]]). In 1773, while on a visit to Paris as a scholar and politician, he had asked the colonial secretary for the right to establish a Chamber of Agriculture on the [[Isle de France (Mauritius)|Isle de France]] (now [[Mauritius]]). Mauritian authorities considered Cossigny as an "agitator" for seeking the establishment of a representative body which could have interfered with the direct authority of the ministry.
Cossigny de Palma returned to Mauritius in 1800 where he founded a colony called Palma, which is now part of [[Quatre Bornes]], and created several acclimatisation gardens for imported fruit species. He is known for introducing the [[lychee]] to the islands of [[Réunion|Bourbon]] and Isle de France in 1764 after several trips to China and the East. He was an early member of the [[Institut de France]] in 1795.<ref>Carpenter, Joseph Francis Cossigny; "Memory for the colony of Isle de France, in response to specific memory and the shareholders of the East India Company;" Paris; P. Fr Didot le Jeune; 1790; 37 p. 19 cm</ref><ref>Carpenter, Joseph Francis Cossigny; "Summary Notes and Summary Observations in response to, the Brief published for the colony of Isle de France;" Paris; P. Fr Didot le Jeune; 1790; 16 p. 26 cm</ref><ref>Gray, John; "A Note on Joseph Francois Cossigny Carpenter (1736-1809)"; Tanganyika Notes and Records, Volume 51 (1958); pp. 246-249</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of gardener-botanist explorers of the Enlightenment]]
*[[European and American voyages of scientific exploration]]


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Lychee (Litchi chinensis) One of the fruits introduced to Réunion by Joseph-François Charpentier de Cossigny

Joseph-François Charpentier de Cossigny (1736-1809), also known as Joseph-François Charpentier de Cossigny de Palma was born in Port Louis, the son of Jean-François Charpentier de Cossigny, an engineer of the French East India Company. He was also the cousin of David Charpentier de Cossigny (Governor of India, Bourbon, and Mascarene). In 1773, while on a visit to Paris as a scholar and politician, he had asked the colonial secretary for the right to establish a Chamber of Agriculture on the Isle de France (now Mauritius). Mauritian authorities considered Cossigny as an "agitator" for seeking the establishment of a representative body which could have interfered with the direct authority of the ministry.

Cossigny de Palma returned to Mauritius in 1800 where he founded a colony called Palma, which is now part of Quatre Bornes, and created several acclimatisation gardens for imported fruit species. He is known for introducing the lychee to the islands of Bourbon and Isle de France in 1764 after several trips to China and the East. He was an early member of the Institut de France in 1795.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ Carpenter, Joseph Francis Cossigny; "Memory for the colony of Isle de France, in response to specific memory and the shareholders of the East India Company;" Paris; P. Fr Didot le Jeune; 1790; 37 p. 19 cm
  2. ^ Carpenter, Joseph Francis Cossigny; "Summary Notes and Summary Observations in response to, the Brief published for the colony of Isle de France;" Paris; P. Fr Didot le Jeune; 1790; 16 p. 26 cm
  3. ^ Gray, John; "A Note on Joseph Francois Cossigny Carpenter (1736-1809)"; Tanganyika Notes and Records, Volume 51 (1958); pp. 246-249

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