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Francis Garnier
Lieutenant de vaisseau Francis Garnier
Birth nameMarie Joseph François Garnier
Born(1839-07-25)25 July 1839
Saint-Etienne, France
Died21 December 1873(1873-12-21) (aged 34)
Hanoi, Vietnam
AllegianceSecond French Empire Second French Empire
French Third Republic French Republic
Service/branchFrench navy
Years of service1855-1873
RankLieutenant
Battles/warsSecond Opium War
Cochinchina Campaign
Franco-Prussian War
AwardsLegion of Honour
Spouse(s)
Claire Knight
(m. 1870)
Children1

Marie Joseph François Garnier (Vietnamese: Ngạc Nhi; 25 July 1839 – 21 December 1873) was a French officer, inspector of Indigenous Affairs of Cochinchina and explorer. He eventually became mission leader of the Mekong Exploration Commission in 19th century Southeast Asia.[1]

  1. ^ Francis Garnier One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Garnier, Marie Joseph François". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 472.

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