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Pol Clovis Boël
Pol-Clovis, Baron Boël (2 August 1868 – 13 July 1941) was a Belgium, Belgian industrialist, Director of the ''Usines Gustave Boël'' in La Louvière, and liberalism, liberal politician. Born in La Louvière, Saint-Vaast, he was a son of Gustave Boël. He married Marthe de Kerchove de Denterghem. They had 4 children (3 boys and 1 girl): René Boël (1899–1990) married first Yvonne Solvay (1896–1930) and later Mathilde de Jonghe (1909–2008); Max Boël (1901–1975) married Anne Marie Guinotte); Lucien Boël (1903–1999) married Micheline Mallet; and their daughter Marie-Anne Boël (1909–1996) married Charles-Emmanuel Janssen. Pol-Clovis youngest sister Eva Ernestine Boël (1883–1956) married Felix Goblet d'Alviella. Career When Gustave Boël died in 1912, his son Pol-Clovis carried on the diversification of the family business. One of his most prominent successes in this area was in chemicals with the ''Société anonyme de fabrication des engrais azoté'' (Safea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Louvière
La Louvière (; wa, El Lovire) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. The municipality consists of the following districts: Boussoit, Haine-Saint-Paul, Haine-Saint-Pierre, Houdeng-Aimeries, Houdeng-Gœgnies, La Louvière, Maurage, Saint-Vaast, Strépy-Bracquegnies, and Trivières. La Louvière is the capital of the ''Centre'' region, a former coal mining area in the ''Sillon industriel'', between the ''Borinage'' to the West and the ''Pays Noir'' to the East. History Mythical origins The legend of a mother wolf nursing a child at La Louvière is reminiscent of the mythical birth of Rome. The true origin of the city, however, dates from the 12th century. At that time, the forested, and presumably wolf-infested, territory of today’s La Louvière was named ''Menaulu'', from the Old French meaning “wolf’s lair”. This land was part of the larger community of Saint-Vaast, which itself belonged to the Aulne Abbey. By 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
