Auguste Pavie

Auguste Pavie
Auguste Pavie in 1893.
Born	31 May 1847 Dinan, Brittany, France
Died	7 June 1925(1925-06-07) (aged 78) Thourie, Brittany, France
Nationality	French
Occupation(s)	Explorer and diplomat
Known for	First French vice-consul in Luang Prabang, Laos

Auguste Jean-Marie Pavie (31 May 1847 – 7 June 1925^[1]) was a French colonial civil servant, explorer and diplomat who was instrumental in establishing French control over Laos in the last two decades of the 19th century. After a long career in Cambodia and Cochinchina, Pavie became the first French vice-consul in Luang Prabang in 1886, eventually becoming the first Governor-General and plenipotentiary minister of the newly formed French colony of Laos.