Eugène-Emmanuel Mermet-Cachon | |
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![]() Eugène-Emmanuel Mermet-Cachon | |
Born | Jura, France | September 10, 1828
Died | March 14, 1889 Cannes, France | (aged 60)
Nationality | French |
Occupation(s) | Missionary, Linguist |
Eugène-Emmanuel Mermet-Cachon (10 September 1828 – 14 March 1889), was a French priest and Roman Catholic missionary in Bakumatsu period Japan, who served as interpreter for and advisor to French diplomatic missions, playing crucial role in the development of a special relationship between the French government and the Tokugawa shogunate.