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René Boël (1899–1990) was a Belgian industrialist and Director of the '' Usine Gustave Boël''. He was married to Yvonne Solvay (1896–1930), granddaughter of

Ernest Solvay Ernest Gaston Joseph Solvay (; 16 April 1838 – 26 May 1922) was a Belgian chemist, industrialist and philanthropist. Biography Born in Rebecq, he was prevented by his acute pleurisy from going to university. He worked in his uncle's c ...

. They have two sons Yves Boël and

Pol Boël Count Pol Boël (11 May 1923 – 19 July 2007) was a Belgian industrialist and liberal politician. He was a son of René Boël (1899–1990) and Yvonne Solvay (1896–1930). Pol Boël was married with Nicole Davignon, a sister of Étienne D ...

and one daughter Antoinette Boël (1925–1982).

Career

After his marriage, he became director at UCB and at

Solvay Solvay may refer to: Companies and organizations * Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Brussels, Belgium * Solvay Institute of Sociology, Brussels, Belgium, part of the Université Libre de Bruxelles * Solvay Process Company (1880 ...

. During his career he advised the Belgian government in exile during

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, and founded the

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. He was the first President of the Belgian-American Association, and chaired, between 1950 and 1981, the

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, and was heavily involved in the

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Sources

The Diffusion of US Management Models and the Role of the University: the Case of Belgium (1945-1970)
- Kenneth Bertrams, July 2001 * Kenneth Bertrams, Converting Academic Expertize into Industrial Innovation: University-based Research at Solvay and Gevaert, 1900–1970, Enterprise and Society

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1899 births 1990 deaths 20th-century Belgian businesspeople Walloon people Eurofederalism History of the European Union {{Belgium-business-bio-stub