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Simon, Gabriel Eugène, 1829-1896 (agronomist and diplomat)

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Biography

Gabriel Eugène Simon was a member of the Institut Agronomique, Versailles. He travelled through China during the early 1860s on a study mission, and was subsequently the French Consul in China.

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Papers re Eugène Simon, circa 1860-circa 1861

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Parkes 28/18
Scope and Contents A sheet containing a copy in Parkes' hand of a letter (in French) from 'Thou' (Édouard Antoine Thouvenel?), Paris, to French diplomatic and consular agents in China, 9 July 1860, followed by copies in Parkes' hand of a passport (in French) issued by [B.] Edan in favour of Eugène Simon, Shanghai, 9 February 1861, and related statements (in French and Chinese). There is also a second sheet containing copies of a request for protection for Simon (in Chinese), addressed by the French Consulate...
Dates: circa 1860-circa 1861
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