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Biography
He was born in Paris, France in 1866.
He entered the École Navale in 1884 and spent seven years in the French Navy. In 1893, he joined the diplomatic corps and in 1898 was assigned to Asia. He was appointed French Vice-Consul in Beihai and in Tunghing from 1899 to 1901. He was an envoy to the French Legation in Peking following the Boxer Rebellion from 1901 to 1902. He became French Consul to Hong Kong from 1903 to 1916. He was the French Consul-General in New York City in 1916.
He died in 1929.
Legacy
His papers are archived at Cornell University.
References
Gaston Ernest Liébert Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA