Paul Mérault Monneron or de Monneron (23 February 1748, Annonay, Ardèche – May 1788, Vanikoro) was an engineer officer in the French armed forces and from 1785 to 1788 a member of Lapérouse's expedition.
L'expédition de Lapérouse 1785–1788 Réplique Française aux voyages de Cook – C.Gaziello Paris 1984
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