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Joseph Gallieni

1849 - 1916

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Joseph Simon Gallieni (24 April 1849 – 27 May 1916) was a French military officer, active for most of his career as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies where he wrote several books on colonial affairs. He was recalled from retirement at the beginning of the First World War. As Military Governor of Paris he played an important role in the First Battle of the Marne, when Maunoury's Sixth Army, which was under his command, attacked the German west flank. A small portion of its strength was rushed to the front in commandeered Paris taxicabs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Gallieni is the 668th most popular military personnel (down from 587th in 2019), the 1,793rd most popular biography from France (down from 1,605th in 2019) and the 70th most popular French Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Joseph Gallieni ranks 668 out of 2,058. Before him are John Pope, Maximilian von Prittwitz, Cao Zhen, Bob Denard, Walther Nehring, and Lauri Törni. After him are Werner Kempf, Ivan Bohun, Takijirō Ōnishi, Abner Doubleday, Conon, and Choe Yeong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1849, Joseph Gallieni ranks 32. Before him are Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime, Basil Zaharoff, Vera Zasulich, Lord Randolph Churchill, and Paul Rée. After him are Eugène Carrière, Wilhelm Voigt, Hugo Riemann, Archduchess Mathilda of Austria, Jean Béraud, and Hong Tianguifu. Among people deceased in 1916, Joseph Gallieni ranks 52. Before him are Hans Richter, Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova, Vasily Surikov, Thibaw Min, Torakusu Yamaha, and Antonio Sant'Elia. After him are Hetty Green, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Fredrik Idestam, Ōyama Iwao, Thomas Eakins, and Max Immelmann.

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In France

Among people born in France, Joseph Gallieni ranks 1,793 out of 6,770. Before him are Louise of France (1737), William V, Duke of Aquitaine (969), Georges Delerue (1925), Diane de France (1538), Germain of Paris (496), and John of Montfort (1294). After him are James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick (1670), Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé (1736), Mélanie Bonis (1858), Anne Henriette of Bavaria (1648), François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois (1641), and Eustace III, Count of Boulogne (1060).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Joseph Gallieni ranks 70. Before him are Christian de Castries (1902), Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours (1489), Walter Krüger (1890), Maurice Sarrail (1856), Marie-Pierre Kœnig (1898), and Bob Denard (1929). After him are Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle (1775), Pierre Cambronne (1770), Jean Maximilien Lamarque (1770), Hubert Lyautey (1854), Henri de la Rochejaquelein (1772), and Jules Brunet (1838).

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