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Jacques-Yves Cousteau AC commonly known in English as Jacques Cousteau; was a French naval officer, explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, author and researcher who studied the sea and all forms of life in water. He co-developed the Aqua-lung, pioneered marine conservation and was a member of the Académie française.

Born 11 June 1910 at Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France
Died 5 June 1997 in Paris

I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.

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