Jean Laborde
Adventurer and early industrialist in Madagascar · France · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1805 to 1878 · aged 73
Jean Laborde was an adventurer and early industrialist in Madagascar. He became the chief engineer of the Merina monarchy, supervising the creation of a modern manufacturing center under Queen Ranavalona I.
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Later he became the first French consul to Madagascar, when the government of Napoleon III used him to establish French influence on the island.
Country
France
Category
Politicians
Type
Public Official
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1805 to 1878 · aged 73
