Jean-Baptiste Louis Gros

France · 1793–1870

Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gros, also known as Baron Gros, was a French diplomat and later senator, as well as a notable pioneer of photography. == Life and career == He entered the French diplomatic service in 1823 and was given the title of baron in 1829 during the Bourbon Restoration. He was dispatched to Bogotá (1838–1842) as chargé d'affaires during the Colombian Civil War, and later elsewhere in Latin America, before being recalled to Europe and then sent as Minister Plenipotentiary to Athens in 1850. He served as Ambassador to London (1852–1863), traveling extensively, including to China and Japan in 1857 and 1858. He was an ambassador during the Anglo-French expedition to China (1856-1860).

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