About Benjamin Jaurès
Lived 1823 – 1889 (aged 66). Benjamin Jaurès was a French politician, diplomat and military personnel.
Admiral Constant Louis Jean Benjamin Jaurès (3 February 1823 – 13 March 1889) was a French Navy officer and politician. Born in Albi, Tarn, he was a senator for life and active in Japan during the 1863 Shimonoseki campaign and the Boshin War. He became Minister of the Navy and Colonies on 22 February 1889, in the government of Pierre Tirard. The famous French politician, Jean Jaurès, was his nephew.
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Who was Benjamin Jaurès?
French diplomat (1823-1889)
When was Benjamin Jaurès born?
Benjamin Jaurès was born on 3 February 1823 in Paris.
When did Benjamin Jaurès die?
Benjamin Jaurès died on 13 March 1889 in Paris.
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Benjamin Jaurès was a politician, diplomat and military personnel.
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Benjamin Jaurès was French.
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