About Jean Marie Despiau
Lived 1750 – 1824 (aged 73–74). Jean Marie Despiau was a French physician.
Jean Marie Despiau (?–1824), also spelled Jean-Marie Despiaux (J. M. Despiaux for short), was a French physician, later a mandarin of Nguyễn dynasty, Vietnam.
Born in Bazas, Gironde. He arrived in Cochinchina from Macau in 1795. He became the personal physician of Nguyễn Ánh (later Emperor Gia Long). Later, he served as an imperial physician of Nguyễn dynasty from 1802 until he died in 1824.
Dr. Despiau was trusted by Gia Long. He was described "enjoyed no political influence at all". After the accession of Minh Mạng to the throne, he remained in the new emperor's favor. In 1820, he was dispatched to Macau for smallpox vaccine.
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Who was Jean Marie Despiau?
French physician
When was Jean Marie Despiau born?
Jean Marie Despiau was born in 1750 in Bazas.
When did Jean Marie Despiau die?
Jean Marie Despiau died in 1824 in Huế.
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Jean Marie Despiau was a physician.
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Jean Marie Despiau was French.
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