Fortuné Charles de Chavannes, born 19 May 1853 in Lyon and died 7 February 1940 in Antibes, was a French colonial administrator. He accompanied Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza on the Mission de l'Ouest africain from 1883 to 1886, and participated in the exploration and establishment of French Congo.
He authored several books about French colonial history in Equatorial Africa.
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Preview | Saint John the Baptist: From Birth to Beheading | National Gallery, London
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In the early centuries of the Church's life, there were only two birthdays that were celebrated in the church year. One was the birthday of Jesus Christ and the other was the birthday of John the Baptist. John the Baptist features in some of the most famous paintings in the National Gallery collection; painted by artists from Piero della Francesca to Leonardo, from Caravaggio to Puvis de Chavannes. And it really is a testament to how this saint has captured the imagination of artists and patrons over the centuries. So what makes John the Baptist special? That I think is a fascinating question and it opens onto the fact that he's one of the greatest figures in the biblical story; he's one of the most depicted saints in art. Ben Quash and I have been teaching a collaborative Master's course between the National Gallery and King's College London for the past four years and we've decided to create this series of 10 films to share some of the highlights of that course. And over the next 10 episodes we'll examine why for century after century John the Baptist has been such an intriguing figure. It seems to me that he touches on nearly every aspect of human life because we see him at every stage of his own life, reflecting on what it means to follow Christ, what it means to be a saint.
Life
He studied law at the University of Lyon and became a lawyer in 1877. In March 1883 he became the private secretary of Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza and accompanied him to Africa. With Malamine Camara he participated in the founding of Brazzaville of which he was the first European resident. Living in Bas-Congo and Niaré (1886-1889), he was named lieutenant governor of Gabon in Libreville in March 1889 following the departure of Noël Ballay.
As France's plenipotentiary minister and technical delegate to the Brussels Commission (1890), in 1891 he received the title of Colonial Delegate to the Trans-Sahara Commission and to the Franco-Spanish Border Commission. He returned, ailing, to France in 1894. His friend Albert Dolisie succeeded him.
In 1897, he was named an honorary governor.
Publications
- Deltas de l'Alima, de la Shanga et confluent de l'Oubangui, réduction des levés originaux au 20000e (1885)
- Exposé sommaire de voyage dans l'Ouest-Africain (1886)
- Le bois d'Okoumé (1930)
- Pour le cinquantenaire de Brazzaville (1931)
- Un collaborateur de Brazza, Albert Dolisie (1932)
- Note sur la fondation de Brazzaville en 1884 (1935)
- Souvenirs de la mission de l'Ouest-Africain (avec Brazza, 1936-1937
- Le Congo français: Ma collaboration avec Brazza (1937)
- Les origines de l'Afrique Équatoriale française (1941)
Awards
- Membre libre, Académie des sciences d'outre-mer (1894)
- Officier d'académie (1884)[1]
- Legion of Honor: chevalier (1885), officier (1893), commandeur for role as honorary colonial governor (1932)[2]
- Médaille coloniale avec agrafes Or et Gabon du Congo (1907)
References
Bibliography
- Numa Broc, Dictionnaire des Explorateurs français du XIXe siècle, T.1, Afrique, CTHS, 1988, p. 74
- Charles de Chavannes, Avec Brazza : Souvenirs de la Mission de l’Ouest Africaine (mars 1883 – janvier 1886), Plon, 1935.
- Philippe Moukoko, Dictionnaire général du Congo-Brazzaville, L'Harmattan, 1999, p. 79-80
- Patrice Morlat, Les grands commis de l'empire colonial français, Indes Savantes, 2010, p. 84
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