Pierre Pigneau de Behaine, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pierre Pigneau de Behaine

French missionary

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1741

Place of Birth: Origny-en-Thiérache, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 09-Oct-1799

Profession: missionary, Catholic priest

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Pierre Joseph Georges Pigneau (2 November 1741 in Origny-en-Thiérache – 9 October 1799, in Qui Nhon), commonly known as Pigneau de Béhaine (French: [pi?o d? be.?n]), also Pierre Pigneaux, Bá Ða L?c ("Pedro" ???), Bách Ða L?c (???) and Bi Nhu ("Pigneau" ??), was a French Catholic priest best known for his role in assisting Nguy?n Ánh (later Emperor Gia Long) to establish the Nguy?n dynasty in Vietnam after the Tây Son rebellion.