Conrad Alexandre Gerard

Conrad Alexandre Gerard (December 12th 1729 with Masevaux - April 16th 1790 with Paris) was a diplomat French. He is especially known for his work relating to the official recognition of the the United States by the France.

Biography

He was born with Masevaux on December 12th 1729, of a father originating in the the Vosges and in a native mother of Burnhaupt-le-Bas, Marie France Wetzel. He is bachelor of law, at the 26 years age and usually speaks English and German. He becomes the first ambassador of France near the the United States. February 6th 1778, it receives with Versailles the American emissary, of which Benjamin Franklin, with which it signs in the name of the king Louis XVI, two treaties by which France recognizes the United States like sovereign and independent nation. Its portrait occupies, nowadays still, a place of honor to the museum of Independence with Philadelphia. In Masevaux, a college and an avenue are dedicated to him.

May 27th 1978, the ambassador of the United States revealed the plate affixed at the native house, with the n° 29, place des Alliés. She recalls that in this house came in the world Conrad Alexandre Gerard and his/her brother Joseph Mathias says Gerard de Rayneval. The two brothers directed during a certain time the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of France.

It is interesting to note that it is thanks to this solidarity between France and America, expressed by A.C. Gerard in the name of the king, that thousands of Alsaciens could emigrate at the 19th century. Reciprocal solidarity also played at the time of the two world wars where the Americans assisted from France and Europe.

Sources

  • municipal Files and registers of deliberations of the municipal council of Masevaux * History of Masevaux, abbey and sanctuaries , PP Tresch, annotated by E. Martin-Tresch
  • Monograph of Edouard Gasser on Masevaux
  • Inheritance To pare , bulletin of the company of history of the valley of Masevaux. Texts: Rene Limacher, revised by Jean-Marie Ehret)

External bonds

  • Its biography by the college of Masevaux

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