François Georges-Picot
François Georges-Picot (born December 21, 1870 in Paris , † June 20, 1951 ibid) was a French Consul General in Beirut who signed the Sykes-Picot Agreement with the British Sir Mark Sykes during the First World War . In this agreement, Great Britain and France divided the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire into political zones of influence.
Picot was a supporter of a " Syrie intégrale " under a French mandate , from Alexandretta ( İskenderun ) to Sinai and from Mosul to the Mediterranean .
He later became a representative of the French Embassy in London .
Web links
- Literature by and about François Georges-Picot in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Information on François Georges-Picot in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
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| SURNAME | Georges-Picot, François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French consul general in Beirut |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1951 |
| Place of death | Paris |