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Ernest Jean Philippe Fauque de Jonquières (born Carpentras, France 3 July 1820; died Mousans-Sartoux, France 12 August 1901) was a French mathematician and naval officer who made several contributions in geometry. Jonquières attended the naval school at Brest, and later joined the French Navy.
in 1841 he became a lieutenant, and from 1849 to 1850 he served on the staff of the Admiral in Paris.
During this time, Jonquières he became a close associate of Michel Chasles, whose works he had studied.
During his subsequent time at sea, he continued his mathematical studies, and won a part of the Grand Prix of the French Academy of Sciences in 1862. In 1865, Jonquières became a captain and was sent to Saigon to organize a French agricultural and industrial exhibition.
He played an important role in the development of current Vietnam as a French colony.
Later, he was head of the local naval depot and its maps and plans.
In 1874, Jonquières was made Vice-Admiral.
He retired in 1885.

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