Léon Roches
Léon Roches (born September 27, 1809 in Grenoble , † 1901 ibid) was a French diplomat . Between the years 1864 and 1868 he served as Consul General in Japan .
biography
Léon Roches followed his father, who had bought a plantation, to Algeria in 1832 ; Roches spent the next 32 years on the African continent. In 1835 Roches became an officer in the Garde Nationale d'Algerie cavalry regiment . General Bugeaud provided him with a diplomatic mission. At the intercession of Bugeaud, Roches came to the French Foreign Ministry, where he received a post as secretary in Tangier in 1846 . Later Roches was sent to Trieste as consul; later to Tripoli in the same function . In 1855 he was consul in Tunis . Roches often wore Arab clothing and had a weakness for horses and pistols.
Finally, in 1863, Roches was appointed French Consul General in Edo , Japan. He advocated the bombardment of Shimonoseki . After the Meiji Restoration , Roches helped modernize the shogun system and organized a Franco-Japanese school. In 1868 he and the Dutch diplomat Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek were one of the first European envoys to have a personal audience with Emperor Meiji . Shortly thereafter, Roches was replaced by Charles Descantons de Montblanc .
Individual evidence
bibliography
- Dix ans a travers l'Islam: 1834 - 1844. Nouvelle éd. Paris: Perrin 1904.
- Léon Roches: Trente-deux ans à travers l'Islam (1832-1864) , 1904
literature
- Medzini, Meron: French Policy in Japan , Harvard University Press 1971, ISBN 0-674-32230-4
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roches, Léon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grenoble |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1901 |
| Place of death | Grenoble |