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Victor Ballot

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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
October 11, 1853
Date of death
March 17, 1939
Place of birth
Fort-de-France
Place of death
Paris
Country of citizenship
France[6]
Occupation
colonial administrator
Position held
colonial governor of French Dahomey (1887–1888), colonial governor of Guadeloupe (1907–1908), colonial governor of French Dahomey (1889–1899)[7][8][9]
Award received
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[17]
Birth name
Marie Paul Victor Ballot[18]
End of work period
1909
Family name
Ballot[15]
Given name
Victor[16]
Member of
Académie des sciences d'outre-mer[11]
Military branch
navy[13]
Military, police or special rank
sub-lieutenant[14]
Start of work period
1872[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Victor Ballot de Victor Marie Paul Ballot fr Marie Paul Victor Ballot fr Victor Marie Louis Ballot
🔖 Identifiers · 9
ISNI
0000000006534602
VIAF cluster ID
2601190
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Campement du gouverneur Ballot.jpg ↗
Académie des sciences d'outre-mer member ID
270
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12902928b
CTHS person ID
104122
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/123609yb
Léonore ID
LH//99/78
Léonore Web ID
15397

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Summary

Born in Fort-de-France[1], he… he was born on October 11, 1853[2]. He died in Paris[3]. He died on March 17, 1939[4]. He worked as a colonial administrator[5].

FAQs

Where was Victor Ballot born?

Born in Fort-de-France[1].

Where did Victor Ballot die?

Victor Ballot passed away in Paris[3].

What did Victor Ballot do for work?

Victor Ballot worked as colonial administrator[5].

What awards did Victor Ballot receive?

Honors received include Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . worldstatesmen.org. worldstatesmen.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . worldstatesmen.org. worldstatesmen.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . worldstatesmen.org. worldstatesmen.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Léonore database. www2.culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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