Benjamin Mary
Benjamin Mary (born March 12, 1792 in Forêt (Trooz), Province of Liège , † August 2, 1846 in Bagnères-de-Luchon ) was a Belgian diplomat .
Life
Benjamin Mary was the son of a lawyer , attended school in Enghien (Belgium) and studied law at the University of Brussels .
As the Belgian chargé d' affaires in Rio de Janeiro , he signed a trade agreement that the government of the Netherlands had signed with the government of Brazil in 1828. He was awarded the Order of the Southern Cross by the Brazilian government . In Brazil he traveled to Olinda and Salvador da Bahia , sketching and botanizing. Some of his drawings were published as lithographs by Johann Baptist von Spix and Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius Flora Brasiliensis . The templates for the lithographs are in the Hans von Martius Collection, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek , other drawings and lithographs are in the Fundação Maria Luisa e Oscar Americano , São Paulo , the Bibliotecas do Itamaraty , Brasilia and Paulo Fontainha Geyer, Rio de Janeiro.
In 1840 he concluded a trade agreement with the Greek King Otto , toured the Aegean and sketched.
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Belgian Chargé d'affaires in Rio de Janeiro July 1832–1837 |
October 8, 1855 Eugène Desmaisières | |
| Belgian ambassador in Athens 1839–1842 |
Constantin Rodenbach Geoffroy d'Aspremont Lynden |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mary, Benjamin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1792 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Forêt (Trooz), Liege Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 2, 1846 |
| Place of death | Bagneres-de-Luchon |