Osmin Laporte
François Georges Osmin Laporte (born February 24, 1875 in Ismailia , † 1932 Sulina ) was a French diplomat .
Life
In 1908 he was consul general in Bangkok , Siam, under Pierre de Margerie . In 1912 he was vice consul in Rijeka and in 1914 first class consul in Prague . On January 16, 1919 he was one of the survivors of the sinking of the Chaouia passenger ship .
From 1918 and 1920 the Turkish province of Cilicia was occupied by French troops. On September 15, 1922, Laporte led the mission in Adana there . On September 9, 1922, the city of Smyrna (today Izmir ), which had fallen to Greece with the Paris suburb agreements , was recaptured by Turkish troops. Laporte reported to Raymond Poincaré about the Francophile reactions in Adana to this intake. From 1925 to 1929 Osmin Laporte was ambassador to Oslo .
Laporte was a delegate to the European Danube Commission from 1929 to 1932 . He was a Knight of the Legion of Honor .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
|
French consul in Prague 1914 |
Louis Clément-Simon | |
| Eugène Léon Pralon |
French envoy in Oslo 1925–1929 |
Victor Léon Jaunez |
| Léopold Victor de Lacroix | French delegate to the European Danube Commission 1929–1932 |
Marcel Justin Rey |
Individual evidence
- ^ Arnold Wright, Oliver T. Breakspear, Twentieth century impressions of Siam : It's history, people, commerce, industries, and resources , p. 97. White Lotus, 1994.
- ^ France, Commission de publication des documents diplomatiques français, Documents diplomatiques français : 1922. 1er juillet-31 decembre, p. 263
- ^ Photograph of the European Danube Commission 1930
- ↑ Register of the Legion of Honor
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Laporte, Osmin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Laporte, François Georges Osmin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1875 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ismailia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1932 |
| Place of death | Sulina |