Jean Baptiste Gaspard Roux de Rochelle
Jean Baptiste Gaspard Roux de Rochelle (born March 26, 1762 in Lons-le-Saunier , † March 1849 in Paris ) was a French geographer, author and diplomat .
Roux de Rochelle held a leading position at the Quai d'Orsay before he was appointed French envoy to the Hanseatic cities based in Hamburg in September 1825 . Under Secretary of State Jules de Polignac , he was promoted to envoy to the United States in 1830, based in Washington, DC . Roux de Rochelle was a member of numerous scientific societies, u. a. of the Société de Géographie , Paris, and is known for some of his cultural-geographic publications.
Publications (selection)
- 1836: Les États-Unis, (Histoire de ces États) , F. Didot frères, Paris
- 1839: History and description of the United States of North America , with Karl August Mebold , E. Schweizerbart , Stuttgart
- 1844: Villes [h] anséatiques , F. Didot frères, Paris
- 1847: Histoire d'Italie , F. Didot frères, Paris
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ministère des affaires étrangères : Annuaire diplomatique et consulaire de la République française . Paris 1906.
- ^ Johann Martin Lappenberg : Journal of the Association for Hamburg History . Association for Hamburg History , Hamburg 1851 ( online ).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Léopold de Marandet |
French envoy to the Hanseatic cities 1825 to 1829 |
Roth |
| Joseph Alexandre Jacques Durant de Mareuil |
French envoy to the United States from 1830 to 1831 |
Louis-Barbe-Charles Sérurier |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roux de Rochelle, Jean Baptiste Gaspard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Roux de Rochelle, Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French diplomat and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1762 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lons-le-Saunier |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1849 |
| Place of death | Paris |