Gaston Kahn

Gaston Kahn
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 byDejean de la Batie
Consul General for the French Concession of Tianjin
In office
1909–1912
Preceded byDejean 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
BornSeptember 29, 1864
DiedMay 22, 1928 (aged 63)
EducationInstitut national des langues et civilisations orientales
AwardsLegion 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.