Baron Empain
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Baron Empain was a Belgian industrialist and entrepreneur best known for developing the Cairo suburb of Heliopolis in the early 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Our Lady of Laeken Cemetery, Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBusinessActivity |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Belgium ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1852-09-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1929-07-22 ⓘ |
| developed | Heliopolis (suburb of Cairo) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electric power industry
ⓘ
railway engineering ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| founded |
Compagnie Générale de Railways et d'Électricité
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Empain group NERFINISHED ⓘ Heliopolis Oasis Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRelative |
Jean Empain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Édouard-Jean Empain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSiteAssociatedWith | Baron Empain Palace, Heliopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Baron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
construction
ⓘ
electricity ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
| influenced | urban planning in Cairo ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of Heliopolis, Cairo
ⓘ
electric traction enterprises ⓘ railway and tramway construction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Empain family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Édouard Louis Joseph Empain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Belgian ⓘ |
| notableWork | Baron Empain Palace (Palais Hindou) in Heliopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
engineer
ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ industrialist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Belœil, Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Belgium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| titleHeld | Baron of the Kingdom of Belgium ⓘ |
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