Ernest François Fournier Explained

Ernest François Fournier
Birth Date:23 May 1842
Birth Place:Toulouse, France
Death Place:Paris, France
Allegiance:France
Branch:French Navy
Serviceyears:1859–1907
Battles:Franco-Prussian War
Awards:Legion of Honour (1905)
Médaille militaire (1907)

Ernest François Fournier (23 May 1842–6 November 1934) was a French diplomat and admiral born in Toulouse. He was a negotiator in the Tientsin Accord, which resolved the undeclared war between France and China in 1884.[1]

He joined the navy in 1859, and fought in the Franco-Prussian War, seeing action in Battle of Villiers and Fort Rosny. He was also in charge of the French Mediterranean Sea naval squadron from 1898 until 1900.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ernest François Fournier . Société des Membres de la Légion d'Honneur du Finistère Nord . 9 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140314134100/http://www.smlh29n.fr/memorial/legionnaires/12034_fournier_francois_ernest . 14 March 2014 . French.