About Ernest François Fournier
Lived 1842 – 1934 (aged 92). Ernest François Fournier was a French diplomat, naval officer, admiral and soldier.
Ernest François Fournier (23 May 1842 – 6 November 1934) was a French diplomat and admiral born in Toulouse. He was a negotiator in the Tientsin Accord, which resolved the undeclared war between France and China in 1884.
He joined the navy in 1859, and fought in the Franco-Prussian War, seeing action in Battle of Villiers and Fort Rosny. He was also in charge of the French Mediterranean Sea naval squadron from 1898 until 1900.
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Who was Ernest François Fournier?
French diplomat
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Ernest François Fournier was born on 23 June 1842 in Toulouse.
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Ernest François Fournier died on 6 November 1934 in Paris.
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Ernest François Fournier was a diplomat, naval officer, admiral and soldier.
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Ernest François Fournier was French.
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