Pierre-paul Rheinart Des Essarts

thumb | right | Pierre Paul Rheinart post-retirementPierre-Paul Rheinart d'Arfeuille (1 November 1840 – 1902) was a French colonial administrator, active in Indochina during the late 19th century. He was an explorer of the Mekong from 1869, and later served as Chargé d'Affaires in Hué, the imperial capital of Annam, from 1875–1876, 1879–1880, and 1881–1883, and as Résident Général from June to October 1884 and 1888–1889.