Victor Auguste, baron Duperré explained

Office:Governor of Gabon
Term Start:1869
Term End:1870
Predecessor:Alexandre François Dauriac
Successor:Siméon Bourgois
Office2:Governor of Cochinchina
Term Start2:30 November 1874
Term End2:16 October 1877
Predecessor2:Jules François Émile Krantz
Successor2:Louis Charles Georges Jules Lafont
Birth Date:4 August 1825
Birth Place:Paris, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Naval officer

Victor Auguste Duperré (4 August 1825  - 26 March 1900) was a French naval commander.

He was born in Paris, and served as Commander of the Naval Division of the Western Coasts of Africa, effectively Colonial head of Gabon ("Colony of Gorée and Dependencies") between 1869 and 1870. He later became governor of Cochinchina (1874–77).

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