Benjamin Jaurès, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Benjamin Jaurès

French diplomat

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1823

Place of Birth: Albi, Occitania, France

Date of Death: 13-Mar-1889

Profession: military personnel, politician, diplomat

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Constant Louis Jean Benjamin Jaurès (3 February 1823 in Albi, Tarn – 13 March 1889) was a 19th-century French admiral and senator for life, who was active in Japan during the Bombardment of Shimonoseki (1863) and the Boshin War (1868–1869). He became Minister of the Navy and Colonies on 22 February 1889, in the government of Pierre Tirard. The famous French politician, Jean Jaurès, was his nephew.