Charles Laurent
French diplomat (1856-1939) · France · On the map · Politicians · Died at 82 · Born 170 years ago today
Charles François Laurent was a French senior civil servant, specializing in finance. He was president of the Cour des comptes . After taking early retirement at the age of 53 he became a businessman. He became a member of the board of the Suez Canal Company and president of the French branch of Thomson-Houston.
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Laurent was co-founder of the Crédit National. After World War I (1914-18) he was French ambassador in Berlin between 1920 and 1922 and was involved in discussions of reparations.
