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André Langrand-Dumonceau
André Langrand-Dumonceau (1826–1900) was a Belgian financier, banker and entrepreneur and a major figure in European financial world of the 1860s. He was born in 1826 in the of Vossem, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. He started his career in financial services, helped by his elder brother, who worked for a Belgian branch of a French insurance company. By the age of 36 he was in control of eleven companies across Europe. He was involved in an attempt to build a "Catholic financial empire", a counterweight to the perceived Jewish dominance of the financial sector. He received international recognition, including a title of count at the Papal court, and "an international reputation as a financial genius". His fortune collapsed in the late 1860s, triggering a major financial-political scandal in Belgium. During the period from the 1850s to 1870 he was involved with managing over twenty companies, including banks, and insurance and railway companies, a number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries, as well in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries. It is a variation of the Greek name ''Andreas'', a short form of any of various compound names derived from ''andr-'' 'man, warrior'. The name is popular in Norway and Sweden. Cognate names Cognate names are: * Bulgarian: Andrei, |