Édouard Empain
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Édouard Louis Joseph, 1st Baron Empain (20 September 1852 – 22 July 1929), was a wealthy Walloon Belgian engineer, entrepreneur, financier and industrialist, as well as an amateur Egyptologist. During World War I he became a known Major General. His major claims to fame are being the original winner of the contract to build the Paris Metro, and developing the town of Heliopolis in Cairo.
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Born | Édouard Louis Joseph Empain (1852-09-20)20 September 1852 Belœil, Belgium |
Died | 22 July 1929(1929-07-22) (aged 76) Woluwe, Belgium |
Nationality | Belgian |
Occupation(s) | Industrialist, General and amateur Egyptologist |
Known for | Building Paris Métro and town of Heliopolis |
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