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Auguste Pavie

French diplomat and explorer; active in French Indochina (1847-1925) · France · On the map · Politicians · Died at 77

Auguste Jean-Marie Pavie 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.

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Awards

Marcelin Guérin Prize1948
Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations1903
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour

About this person

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.

Country
France
Category
Politicians
Type
Public Official
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1847 to 1925 · aged 77