Gabriel Puaux (May 19, 1883 in
Paris
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– January 1, 1970 in
Kitzbühel,
Austria
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) was a French diplomat and politician.
Biography
Puaux, son of the Protestant pastor
Frank Puaux, earned a bachelor's degree in addition to his postgraduate education of law. In 1908, he became the French Ambassador in
Bern, Switzerland. Afterwards, he was the French Ambassador in
Tunisia
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from 1907 to 1912. He later joined the French Army and received several honorable medals.
Puaux returned to Tunisia and became the Secretary General of the French government from 1919 to 1922. He served as the French ambassador in
Lithuania, Romania, and Austria. Puaux was also the High Commissioner of the Levant from October 22, 1938 till 1940. In June 1943, he became the
resident general of
France in Morocco and held that position until March 1946. In the Senate of France, he was the representative of the French residents residing in Tunisia from May 29, 1952 till April 26, 1959. He was elected as a member of the French Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques in 1951.
Gabriel Puaux
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See also
* High Commissioner of the Levant
References
1883 births
1970 deaths
French politicians
French writers
French diplomats
French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
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