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François Pouqueville

François Charles Hugues Laurent Pouqueville (4 November 1770 – 20 December 1838) was a French diplomat, writer, explorer, physician and historian, and member of the Institut de France. He traveled extensively throughout Ottoman-occupied Greece from 1798 to 1820; first as the Turkish sultan's hostage, then as Napoleon Bonaparte's general consul at the court of Ali Pasha of Ioannina. Through his diplomacy and writings, he became a prominent architect of the Philhellenism movement throughout Europe and contributed to the liberation of the Greeks and the rebirth of the Greek nation.

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François Pouqueville

François Pouqueville

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Name
François Pouqueville
Born
4 November 1770
Birthplace
Le Merlerault, Normandy, France
Died
20 December 1838
Place of death
Paris, France
Known for
His influential diplomacy and writings
Occupation
Academician, diplomat, writer, medical doctor, historian, archaeologist
Nationality
France
Education
University of Caen Normandy
Honours
Knight of the Legion of Honour · Order of the Redeemer
Languages
French

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