General Joseph Gallieni

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Grand_Cross_of_the_Legion_of_Honour
gptkbp:birthDate 1849-04-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Saint-Béat,_France
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Les_Invalides,_Paris
gptkbp:children one daughter
gptkbp:colonialGovernorOf gptkb:Madagascar
gptkbp:commanded French forces during the First Battle of the Marne
gptkbp:deathDate 1916-05-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Versailles,_France
gptkbp:education gptkb:École_Spéciale_Militaire_de_Saint-Cyr
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Joseph_Simon_Gallieni
gptkbp:honor statues and street names in France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Joseph Gallieni
gptkbp:knownFor use of taxis to transport troops during the First Battle of the Marne
gptkbp:legacy Gallieni Medal named in his honor
Gallieni station in Paris named after him
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:colonial_administrator
defense of Paris in World War I
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
colonial campaigns in Africa and Madagascar
gptkbp:position gptkb:Minister_of_War_(France)
gptkb:Military_Governor_of_Paris
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:reputation effective colonial administrator
innovative military strategist
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:spouse Marie Léonie Roux
gptkbp:termAsGovernorOfMadagascar 1896-1905
gptkbp:termAsMinisterOfWar 1915-1916
gptkbp:wrote various military memoirs and reports
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Les_Taxis_de_la_Marne
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6