Gaston Kahn
Gaston Kahn | |
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Kahn in 1898 | |
| Delegate to the Opium Advisory Committee | |
| In office 1921 – May 22, 1928 | |
| Inspector General of Diplomatic and Consular Posts | |
| In office post-1918 | |
| Minister Plenipotentiary for Bangkok | |
| In office 1918 | |
| Consul General for London | |
| In office November, 1916 – 1918 | |
| Consul General for the French Concession of Shanghai | |
| In office 10 December 1912 – 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Dejean de la Batie |
| Consul General for the French Concession of Tianjin | |
| In office 1909–1912 | |
| Preceded by | Dejean de la Bâtie |
| Consul General for the French Concession of Canton | |
| In office 1904–1906 | |
| Consul for the French Embassy at Hoihow | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 29, 1864 |
| Died | May 22, 1928 (aged 63) |
| Education | Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales |
| Awards | Legion of Honour |
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Camille Gaston Kahn was a French diplomat and colonial administrator for the French Colonial Empire in Southeast Asia and China. He settled several major diplomatic disputes between China and the French Empire, increased the size of the French Concession of Shanghai, medeatied the peace between warring parties after several revolutions, and improved the living conditions of the Colonial residents in the areas under his control. Several streets were named after him in the French Concessions of Tianjin, Shanghai, and elsewhere.