Augustine Périé

Augustine Périé (14 August 1832 — 16 January 1892) was a Catholic missionary who was active in Penang, Malaysia and Singapore.

He joined the Paris Foreign Missions Society seminary on 4 October 1856.

[1] Périé was first sent to Permatang Tinggi, Penang, Malaysia and then to Batu Kawan.

In exchange for the land on which the colony was built, which was provided by Abu Bakar of Johor, Périé was appointed the kangchu of the river.

He soon banned gambling and opium within the colony, which deterred non-Christian Chinese from settling.