Émile Gentil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Émile Gentil

French colonial administrator, naval officer, and colonial military leader

Date of Birth: 04-Apr-1866

Place of Birth: Volmunster, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 30-Mar-1914

Profession: explorer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Émile Gentil (French pronunciation: ?[emil ??~til]; 4 April 1866 – 30 March 1914) was a French colonial administrator, naval officer, and military leader. Born at Volmunster in the department of Moselle, he later attended the École Navale, the school that formed French naval officers.
As an ensign, he was assigned to conduct hydrographic soundings along the Gabonese coast from 1890 to 1892.
That year, he joined the colonial administration in Gabon.



Alternative names	Pawel Merwart
Description	French-Polish painter and postage stamp designer
Date of birth/death	25 March 1855	8 May 1902
Location of birth/death	Marianówka	Saint-Pierre de la Martinique
Work period	1884-1902
Authority control	: Q2331466 VIAF: 51872049 ISNI: 0000 0000 6654 6816 ULAN: 500011829 LCCN: no2008133338 GND: 1022871013 WorldCat