Vietnam/France: Pierre Poivre (1719-1786) at Tourane (Da Nang) in 1749. Painting by Charles Fouqueray (23 April 1869 - 28 March 1956), late 19th - early 20th century. Pierre Poivre (23 August 1719 - 6 January 1786) was a French horticulturalist born in Lyon; missionary to China and Cochinchina, Intendant of the Islands of Mauritius and Bourbon, and wearer of the cordon of St. Michel. In his early 20s he was a missionary in Far Eastern locations such as Cochinchina, Guangzhou and Macau. In the 1760s, Poivre became administrator of Ile de France (Mauritius) and Ile Bourbon (Réunion).

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