Florentin Etienne JAUSSEN - FRANCE

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Monsignor Florentin-Étienne Jaussen
(2 April 1815 - 9 September 1891)
was the first bishop of Tahiti and the man who brought the rongorongo script of Easter Island to the world's attention.
In the 1860s Bishop Jaussen was responsible for the ending of the slave raids on Easter Island.

Jaussen was born in Rocles,
France.
 He was Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti and titular bishop of Axieri from 1848 May 9 to 1884 February 12,
when he resigned.

 During this time he went by the name Tepano, the Tahitian pronunciation of Etienne through English "Stephen".



liens :

http://www.rongo-rongo.com/histoire-du-rongorongo-7.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florentin-Étienne_Jaussen

http://www.ile-de-paques.com/tepano_jaussen.htm