Édouard Empain
The Baron Empain | |
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| Born | Édouard Louis Joseph Empain 20 September 1852 Belœil, Belgium |
| Died | 22 July 1929 (aged 76) Woluwe, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation(s) | Industrialist, General and amateur Egyptologist |
| Known for | Building Paris Métro and town of Heliopolis |
Édouard Louis Joseph, 1st Baron Empain (20 September 1852 – 22 July 1929), was a wealthy Walloon Belgian engineer, entrepreneur, financier and industrialist, as well as an amateur Egyptologist. During World War I he became a known major general. His major claims to fame are being the original winner of the contract to build the Paris Metro, and developing the town of Heliopolis in Cairo.