Charles Victor Crosnier de Varigny (1829–1899) was a French adventurer, diplomat, translator and writer.He was born November 25, 1829 in Versailles.He was educated at Lycée Bourbon. He came with his father to the California Gold Rush. He married Louise Constantin (1827–1894) August 14, 1852 in San Francisco, and worked for a French language newspaper, L'echo du Pacifique founded by Étienne Derbec.He and his family arrived on the Restless from San Francisco February 18, 1855 in Honolulu.