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Auguste Chapdelaine

French Christian missionary

Died when: 42 years 23 days (504 months)
Star Sign: Aquarius

 

Auguste Chapdelaine

Auguste Chapdelaine, Chinese name Ma Lài (Chinese: ??; 6 February 1814 – 29 February 1856) was a French Christian missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society.

France used his death–– Chapdelaine was executed by Chinese officials–– as a casus belli for its participation in the Second Opium War.


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