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Jules Pastré
Jules Pastré (12 April 1809 – 21 May 1899) was a French banker, businessman and equestrian. He was a board member of the Anglo-Egyptian Bank and co-founder of Eaux du Caire, a water distribution company in Cairo. Biography Early life Jules Pastré was born on 12 April 1809, in Marseille. His father, Jean-François Pastré (1758-1821), was a tanner and a shipowner.Michael Stephen Smith, ''The Emergence of Modern Business Enterprise in France, 1800-1930'', Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2006, p. 4/ref> His mother was (1776-1862). He had a sister, Amélie Pastré (1800-1880), and three brothers: Jean Joseph Pastré (1801-1861), Jean-Baptiste Pastré (1804-1877), and Eugène Pastré (1806–1868). Career Pastré became in Egypt, where he joined his brother Jean-Baptiste. In 1843, Jules was appointed as one of seven intendent within the Egyptian Health Department to oversee how it was run.''Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command'', London: H.M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marseille, France
Marseille (; ; see below) is a city in southern France, the prefecture of the department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the Provence region, it is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river. Marseille is the second-most populous city proper in France, after Paris, with 873,076 inhabitants in 2021. Marseille with its suburbs and exurbs create the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, with a population of 1,911,311 at the 2021 census. Founded by Greek settlers from Phocaea, Marseille is the oldest city in France, as well as one of Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlements. It was known to the ancient Greeks as ''Massalia'' and to Romans as ''Massilia''. Marseille has been a trading port since ancient times. In particular, it experienced a considerable commercial boom during the colonial period and especially during the 19th century, becoming a prosperous industrial and trading city. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
