Simon de la Loubère

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A page from Simon de La Loubère :Du Royaume de Siam.Illustration from the English edition (1693).
A page from Simon de La Loubère :
Du Royaume de Siam.
Illustration from the English edition (1693).

Simon de la Loubère (1642-1729) was a French diplomat, writer and poet.

Simon de la Loubère led an embassy to Siam (modern Thailand) in 1687 (the "La Loubère-Céberet mission").[1] The embassy, composed of five warships, arrived in Bangkok in October 1687 and was received by Ok-khun Chamnan. Simon de la Loubère returned to France onboard the Gaillard on January 3, 1688, accompanied by the Jesuit Guy Tachard, and a Siamese embassy led by Ok-khun Chamnan.[2]

Simon de la Loubère was elected member of the Académie Française (1693–1729), where he received Seat 16, following the 1691 publication of his book Du Royaume de Siam.[3]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Smithies, p.2
  2. ^ Smithies, p.3
  3. ^ Smithies, p.59

[edit] References

  • Smithies, Michael (1999), A Siamese embassy lost in Africa 1686, Silkworm Books, Bangkok, ISBN 9747100959