Eugène Schneider
| Eugène Schneider | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
29 March 1805 Bidestroff, Moselle, France |
| Died |
27 November 1875 (aged 70) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Children | Henri Schneider |
| Relatives |
Adolphe Schneider (brother) Eugène Schneider, II (grandson) |
Joseph Eugène Schneider (29 March 1805 – 27 November 1875) was a French industrialist who in 1836 co-founded the Schneider company with his brother Adolphe Schneider.[1]
Biography
Schneider was born on 29 March 1805 in Bidestroff, in the départment of Moselle, France.
Career
In the crisis year of 1848 Charles de Wendel and Eugène Schneider saved the foundry at Fourchambault from bankruptcy by co-signing a huge bank loan.[2] Schneider obtained a monopoly in supplying arms to the French government, supplied the materials for government-encouraged railway construction and became the president of the Chamber of Deputies, and minister of agriculture and commerce.[3] What would become the Comité des forges was founded in 1864.[4] The Committee had the goals of managing relations between the industry and government, promoting exports and coordinating prices.[5] Eugène Schneider was the first President. There were ten members, each representing a region.[6]
Schneider was awarded the Légion d'honneur.
Death
Schneider died on 27 November 1875 in Paris. He was buried in the San Charles church in Le Creusot (Saône-et-Loire).
Legacy
He is one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower.
See also
References
- ↑ "Le Creusot" (in French). Retrieved 2008-01-28.
- ↑ Landes 1999, p. 273.
- ↑ Quigley 1966, pp. 518–519.
- ↑ Gille 1968, p. 193.
- ↑ Comité des forges – Éditions Larousse.
- ↑ Priouret 1992.
Sources
- "Comité des forges", Encyclopédie Larousse (in French), Éditions Larousse, retrieved 2017-07-03
- Gille, Bertrand (1968), La Sidérurgie française au XIXe siècle: Recherches histioriques (in French), Librairie Droz, ISBN 978-2-600-04046-4, retrieved 2017-07-04
- Landes, David S. (1999-05-17), The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor, W. W. Norton, ISBN 978-0-393-06981-5, retrieved 2017-08-04
- Priouret, Roger (1992-02-04), Origines du patronat français, Grasset, ISBN 978-2-246-79486-8, retrieved 2017-07-03
- Quigley, Carroll (1966), Tragedy And Hope, New York: Macmillan, ISBN 0-945001-10-X
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