Damien de Martel

Count Damien de Martel was a French politician and diplomat, who was born on November 27, 1878 and died on January 21, 1940. He was a minister plenipotentiary in China, then in Latvia, and the sixth High Commissioner of the Levant in Syria and Lebanon from July 16, 1933 till January 1939.[1][2]

Damien de Martel
Damien de Martel de Janville
High Commissioner of the Levant
In office
1933–1939
Preceded byHenri Ponsot
Succeeded byGabriel Puaux
Personal details
Born(1878-11-27)November 27, 1878
Autruy-sur-Juine, France
DiedJanuary 21, 1940(1940-01-21) (aged 61)
Paris, France
Nationality France
OccupationDiplomat
Known forHigh Commissioner of the Levant in Syria and Lebanon

See also

References
  1. Bypassing the nationalists: comte Damien de Martel’s “administrative” reforms of January 1936
  2. World Statesmen – Syria


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