Pierre Henri Stanislas d'Escayrac de Lauture, count then marquis of Escayrac, Commandeur of the Légion d'honneur (19 March 1826 – 18 December 1868) was a French explorer, geographer, diplomat and linguist.

A French traveler and explorer, he made numerous trips to Africa and the East and left some interesting works.

Napoleon III gave him the cross of officer of the Legion of Honour to reward him for so worthily representing French science abroad.

In 1860, to protect their commercial relations with the Far East, France and England became allies and dispatched their troops against the Chinese emperor.

Count Stanislas of Escayrac of Lauture obtained his participation as chief of expedition[clarification needed] at the Second Opium War.