About Étienne Richaud
Lived 1841 – 1889 (aged 48). Étienne Richaud was a French colonial administrator.
Étienne Antoine Guillaume Richaud (; 11 January 1841 in Martigues (Bouches-du-Rhône, France) – 31 May 1889 in the Bay of Bengal) was a French colonial administrator in the Second French Colonial Empire under Third Republic.
Biography He was born in Martigues in a family of fishermen. Suffering from a strong Myopia, he wasn't cut out to be a fisherman, but turned out to be a good student. He obtained his Baccalauréat in 1858, and three years later a law degree. He was then just twenty years old. He traveled throughout the French colonial empire and worked his way up in the administration.
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Who was Étienne Richaud?
French colonial governor (1841-1889)
When was Étienne Richaud born?
Étienne Richaud was born on 11 January 1841 in Martigues.
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Étienne Richaud died on 31 May 1889 in Bay of Bengal.
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Étienne Richaud was a colonial administrator.
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Étienne Richaud was French.
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