Auguste Pavie
Auguste Pavie | |
|---|---|
Auguste Pavie in 1893. | |
| Born | 31 May 1847 |
| Died | 7 June 1925 (aged 78) Thourie, Brittany, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Explorer and diplomat |
| Known for | First French vice-consul in Luang Prabang, Laos |
Auguste Jean-Marie Pavie (31 May 1847 – 7 June 1925) was a French colonial civil servant, explorer and diplomat who was instrumental in establishing French control over Laos in the last two decades of the 19th century. After a long career in Cambodia and Cochinchina, Pavie became the first French vice-consul in Luang Prabang in 1886, eventually becoming the first Governor-General and plenipotentiary minister of the newly formed French colony of Laos.