Faidherbe, Louis Léon César, 1818-1889
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- Summary
- Louis Léon César Faidherbe was a French general and colonial administrator. He created the Senegalese Tirailleurs when he was governor of Senegal. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1]VIAF[2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)[3]Bibliothèque nationale de France[4]Library of Congress[5]Wikidata
- Born
- 1818-06-03 [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)[5]Wikidata
- Birth Place
- Lille [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)[5]Wikidata
- Died
- 1889-09-28 [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)[5]Wikidata
- Death Place
- Paris [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)[5]Wikidata
- Country
- Senegal [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Algeria [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- France [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Language
- French [3]Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Occupation
- politician [5]Wikidata
- military officer [5]Wikidata
- colonial administrator [5]Wikidata
- Educated at
- École polytechnique [5]Wikidata
- École d'application de l'artillerie et du génie in Metz [5]Wikidata
- Country of Education
- France [5]Wikidata
- Archives at
- Defence Historical Service [5]Wikidata
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Biography [5]Wikidata
- Yale LUX
- Entity [5]Wikidata
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Library of Congress
- 5. Wikidata
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