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Émile Gentil

French colonial administrator, naval officer, and colonial military leader (1866-1914)
Person Human Q285940

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
April 4, 1866
Date of death
March 30, 1914
Place of birth
Volmunster
Place of death
Bordeaux
Country of citizenship
France[9]
Occupation
explorer
Educated at
École Navale[10]
Award received
Commander of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations[11][12][13][14]
Spouse
Rose Depecker[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[18]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[20]
Family name
Gentil[16]
Given name
Émile[17]
Name in native language
Émile Gentil[19]
Place of burial
Père Lachaise Cemetery, Grave of Gentil[6][7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Emile Gentil en Émile Gentil en Gentil Mission ar اميل جنتي de Emile Gentil es Emile Gentil ja エイミール・ジェンティール ja エミール・ジェンティル nl Emile Gentil ru Жантиль, Эмиль ru Эмиль Жантиль zh 埃米尔·让蒂 zh 埃米爾·讓蒂
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000000771404
VIAF cluster ID
19677880
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2014051831
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Emile gentil.jpg ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:18668
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
119045993
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Emile-Gentil
FAST ID
1925449
Find a Grave memorial ID
155028662
FranceArchives agent ID
1059887597
Freebase ID
/m/04kpt0
GeneaStar person ID
gentile
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IdRef ID
026887525
Léonore ID
LH//1112/44
Léonore Web ID
159619
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
181106183
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095848993
PM20 folder ID
pe/005977
Parcours de vies dans la Royale ID
officiers_gentil_emile
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjxqvh6gBTMKhFmVK8XBP

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🔗 Connections
Award received 2
Commander of the Legion of Honour, Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
Country of citizenship 1
France
Educated at 1
École Navale
Given name 1
Émile
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Occupation 1
explorer
Place of birth 1
Volmunster
Place of burial 1
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Place of death 1
Bordeaux
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Émile Gentil was born on April 4, 1866[1], in Volmunster[2]. He died on March 30, 1914[3], in Bordeaux[4]. He worked as an explorer[5].

FAQs

Where was Émile Gentil born?

Émile Gentil was born in Volmunster[2].

Where did Émile Gentil die?

Émile Gentil died in Bordeaux[4].

Who was Émile Gentil married to?

Émile Gentil's spouses include Rose Depecker[8].

What did Émile Gentil do for work?

Émile Gentil worked as an explorer[5].

Where did Émile Gentil go to school?

Émile Gentil was educated at École Navale[10].

What awards did Émile Gentil receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Legion of Honour[11], Officer of the Legion of Honour[12], Knight of the Legion of Honour[13], and Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations[14].

Related Entities

France

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Le Pays lorrain. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Léonore database. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Léonore database. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Léonore database. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Volmunster
    Place of death → Bordeaux
    Country of citizenship → France
    Given name → Émile
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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