Hyacinthe Aube

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Hyacinthe Aube

Hyacinthe Laurent Théophile Aube (born November 22, 1826 in Toulon , † December 31, 1890 ibid) was French Minister of the Navy and Governor of Martinique between 1879 and 1881.

Live and act

Aube became a frigate captain in 1854 . In the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 he organized the defense of the Carentan line . In 1879 he was given the post of French governor of Martinique and in 1881 returned to France as rear admiral and was entrusted with the management of torpedo operations. He held the post of French Minister of the Navy from January 7, 1886 to May 30, 1887. In 1886 he was promoted to Vice Admiral.

Aube founded the “ Jeune École ” school of thought , which represented the construction of smaller ship units at the expense of the battleships.

Volkmar Bueb provided the following assessment of Aubes: “He was a real Provençale with a friendly, simple, but spirited nature, open to discussion and open to everything new. He felt most at home in the quiet of provincial seclusion, far from the bustle of the big city and on the ship. His rise to Vice Admiral and Minister of the Navy was arduous and full of setbacks. "

Honors

Aube was a Grand Officer in the Legion of Honor .

Works

  • De la Marine Francaise . Rochefort 1874.
  • Un nouveau droit maritime international . Paris 1875.
  • Entre deux campagnes . Paris 1881.
  • La guerre maritime et les ports militaires de la France . Paris 1882.
  • Italy and Levant . Paris 1884.
  • A terre et à bord . Paris 1884.
  • Défense nationale, défense des colonies . In: H. Mager (Ed.): Atlas Colonial . Paris 1885.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Under President Charles de Freycinet and his successor René Goblet .
  2. ^ Volkmar Bueb: The "Young School" of the French Navy. Strategy and Politics 1875–1900. Harald Boldt Verlag, Boppard am Rhein, 1971, ISBN 3-7646-1552-4 , p. 63.
personal data
SURNAME Aube, Hyacinthe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Aube, Hyacinthe Laurent Théophile (full name); Aube, Théophile
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French admiral and governor of Martinique (1879–1881)
DATE OF BIRTH November 22, 1826
PLACE OF BIRTH Toulon
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 1890
Place of death Toulon