Jacques-Paul Faure

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Jacques-Paul Faure (14 November 1869 – 24 August 1924) was an officer of the

French Military Mission to Japan (1918-1919).[2]

Biography

Jacques-Paul Faure was born November 14, 1869, in

Chalons-sur-Marne
, then back in 1917 in the 207e artillery regiment. On 25 August 1918, he led the
French Military Mission to Japan (1918-1919), where he became Colonel. During this mission, he organised the studies of Japanese pilots and engineers.[3]

References

  1. ^ archives de l'École Polytechnique, Bibliothèque Centrale de l'École Polytechnique
  2. ^ Christian Polak, in Soie et Lumières : l'âge d'or des échanges franco-japonais (des origines aux années 1950), Hachette, 2001
  3. ^ Christian Polak, Sabre et Pinceau, par d'autres Français au Japon, Hachette, 2005