| LC control no. | no2014051831 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Gentil, Émile, 1866-1914 |
| Associated country | France Congo (Brazzaville) Chad Central African Republic |
| Birth date | 18660404 |
| Death date | 19140330 |
| Place of birth | Volmunster (France) |
| Place of death | Bordeaux (Aquitaine, France) |
| Profession or occupation | Colonial administrators Governors |
| Found in | La chute de l'empire de Rabah, 1902: t.p. (Émile Gentil) Britannica academic edition online, Apr. 18, 2014 (Émile Gentil; b. Apr. 4, 1866, Volmunster, France; d. Mar. 30, 1914, Bordeaux; French colonial administrator, naval officer; explored areas of current Congo (Brazzaville), Central African Republic, and Chad; helped establish French rule in equatorial Africa; led expedition from the French Congo down the Chari (Shari) River to Lake Chad in 1895-97, establishing French protectorate over the sultanate of Bagirmi; made governor of the Shari region 1900, one of the leaders of the campaign that defeated Rābiḥ az-Zubayr; governor of the French Congo 1904-1908) |
| Associated language | fre |
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