# Francis Garnier

> French Navy officer (1839-1873)

**Wikidata**: [Q1441510](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1441510)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Garnier)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/francis-garnier

## Summary

Francis Garnier was born on July 25, 1839, in Saint-Étienne.[1][2][3][4][5] He worked as an explorer and military personnel.He received the Patron’s Medal, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations, and Commemorative medal of the 1860 China Expedition.[6] He died on December 21, 1873, in Hanoi.[1][3][4][5]


## References

1. BnF authorities
2. Integrated Authority File
3. Gold Medal Recipients
4. International Standard Name Identifier
5. Virtual International Authority File
6. CiNii Research
7. Léonore database
8. SNAC
9. Encyclopædia Britannica Online
10. Roglo
11. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013