René de Segonzac, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

René de Segonzac

army officer and explorer from France

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1867

Place of Birth: Cuy, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 27-Mar-1962

Profession: military officer, explorer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Marquis Édouard Marie René Bardon de Segonzac (7 September 1867 – 1962) was a French army officer and explorer.
He studied at the Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr before being commissioned and serving in the Ivory Coast where he was accused and acquitted of the murder of a fellow officer.
He became renowned as an explorer and adventurer in Morocco and was also posted to Tunisia.
In the First World War he became a pilot and received the Legion of Honour and the Croix de Guerre.