Jean Law de Lauriston, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean Law de Lauriston

French colonial governor

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1719

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 16-Jul-1797

Profession: military personnel, colonial administrator

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Baron Jean Law de Lauriston, was born on October 5, 1719 in Paris.
He was twice Governor General of Pondicherry.
Not much is known about his life, but his contributions to French Colonial Empire are notable. Law was a nephew of the financier John Law, who had founded the Banque Générale. Jean Law was a contemporary of Alivardi Khan who says about him that, "He saw with equal indignation and surprise the progress of the French and the English on the Coromandel Coast as well as in the Deccan."



Description	British portrait painter
Date of birth/death	31 January 1735	July 1786
Location of birth	London
Work location	London, India (1668-1776)
Authority control	: Q7802903 VIAF: 95759768 ISNI: 0000 0000 8457 8766 ULAN: 500012901 LCCN: nb2008003215 Oxford Dict.: 15490 WorldCat