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= November 27 =

Gilbert Henri Cuzent
Gilbert Henri Cuzent, a French naval physician writing around 1860, noted: "Terii-Taria, vieille reine de Huahine qui, restée sans postérité, a été détrônée il n'y a pas encore longtemps pour faire place à un de ses neveux." or "Terii-Taria, old queen of Huahine who, left without posterity, was dethroned not long ago to make room for one of her nephews." (page 45)



Trying to make sense of what "not long ago" means. What time period was Cuzent on Tahiti? KAVEBEAR (talk) 20:55, 27 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Teriitaria_II says things are messy to understand Gem fr (talk) 21:53, 27 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for pointing to my recent edits. But I’m asking when Cuzent would have been writing about. It would be before 1860 when his book is published in France and after 1852 or 1854. KAVEBEAR (talk) 22:22, 27 November 2019 (UTC)


 * 1852 to 1863 per this, which outlines his career: Élève en 1839, pharmacien de 3ème classe en 1841, il est embarqué sur la corvette de charge la Caravane en 1845-1846 et d’octobre 1850 à octobre 1851. Pharmacien de 2ème classe en 1852, il est affecté à Tahiti et se révèle comme un excellent botaniste. Affecté à Pointe-à Pitre de 1863 à 1866, comme chef du service pharmaceutique, il participe activement à la lutte contre l’épidémie de choléra qui sévit à la Guadeloupe. Il quitte l’activité en mai 1867. Translation: Joining the service in 1839, he was promoted to third-class pharmacist in 1841. He sailed on the corvette de charge Caravan from 1845 to 1846 and from October 1850 to October 1851. On promotion to second-class pharmacist in 1852, he was posted to Tahiti where he proved himself to be an excellent botanist. Posted to Pointe-à-Pitre from 1863 to 1866, as head of the pharmaceutical department, he took an active part in the fight against the cholera epidemic in Guadeloupe. He left the service in May 1867. 70.67.193.176 (talk) 22:54, 27 November 2019 (UTC)