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Jean-Baptiste Dutrou-Bornier
French mariner, settler of Easter Island (1834–1876) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean-Baptiste Onésime Dutrou-Bornier (19 November 1834 – 6 August 1876) was a French mariner who settled on Easter Island in 1868, purchased much of the island, removed many of the Rapa Nui people, and turned the island into a sheep ranch.
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