Auguste Pavie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Auguste Pavie

French diplomat and explorer; active in French Indochina

Date of Birth: 31-May-1847

Place of Birth: Dinan, Brittany, France

Date of Death: 07-May-1925

Profession: politician, diplomat, explorer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Auguste Jean-Marie Pavie (31 May 1847 – 7 June 1925) was a French colonial civil servant, explorer and diplomat who was instrumental in establishing French control over Laos in the last two decades of the 19th century.
After a long career in Cambodia and Cochinchina, Pavie became the first French vice-consul in Luang Prabang in 1886, eventually becoming the first Governor-General and plenipotentiary minister of the newly formed French colony of Laos.