Émile Gentil
French colonial administrator
Died on: March 30, 1914, Aged: 47 years 360 days (575 months)Birth Sign: Aries
Émile Gentil (French pronunciation: ?[emil ??~ti]; 4 April 1866 – 30 March 1914) was a French colonial administrator, naval officer, and military leader. Born at Volmunster in the department of Moselle, he later attended the École Navale, the school that formed French naval officers.
As an ensign, he was assigned to conduct hydrographic soundings along the Gabonese coast from 1890 to 1892. That year, he joined the colonial administration in Gabon.
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