Luis Elie Vernet
1791–1871
German-born Argentinian pioneer, merchant, and civil servant. A major party in the dispute between the Argentinians, the Americans, and the British over the control of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), 1819–33. Formed a settlement on East Falkland Island and resided there for several years under an authority from the government of Buenos Aires.
Sources
NDBA
Vernet 1833.
Bibliography
NDBA: Nuevo diccionario biografico Argentino (1750–1930). Edited by Vicente Osvaldo Cutolo. 7 vols. Buenos Aires: Editorial Elche. 1968–85.
Vernet, Luis Elie. 1833. Account of East Falkland Island. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London 3: 94–9.
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