Édouard-Jean Empain

Belgian industrialist made famous by his kidnapping in 1978
Person human Q273858
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Édouard-Jean Empain

Summary

Édouard-Jean Empain is a human[1]. His place of birth was Budapest[2]. He was born on +1937-10-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Pontoise[4]. He died on +2018-06-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a banker[6] and entrepreneur[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Budapest[2], Édouard-Jean Empain…
  • Édouard-Jean Empain passed away in Pontoise[4].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain was born on +1937-10-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain died on +2018-06-20T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Q109061729[9].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain's father was Jean Louis Lain, 2nd Baron Empain[10].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain's mother was Rozelle Rowland[11].
  • A child of Édouard-Jean Empain was Jean Francois Empain[12].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain held citizenship in Belgium[13].
  • French was Édouard-Jean Empain's native language[14].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain worked as a banker[6].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain's professions included entrepreneur[7].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain held the position of chief executive officer[15].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain is recorded as male[16].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain's family is recorded as Empain family[18].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain's coat of arms image is recorded as Blason famille be Empain.svg[19].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain's noble title is recorded as Baron Empain[20].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain's ISNI is recorded as 0000000118781464[21].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 76325797[22].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85341180[23].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11993314z[24].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain's IdRef ID is recorded as 028011988[25].
  • The cause of death was cancer[26].
  • Édouard-Jean Empain's residence is recorded as Paris[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Édouard-Jean Empain was born in Budapest[2]. He was born on +1937-10-07T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Jean Louis Lain, 2nd Baron Empain[10]. His mother was Rozelle Rowland[11]. French was his native language[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include banker[6] and entrepreneur[7]. Édouard-Jean Empain held the position of chief executive officer[15].

Personal Life

A child of Édouard-Jean Empain was Jean Francois Empain[12].

Death and Burial

Édouard-Jean Empain died on +2018-06-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Pontoise[4]. The cause of death was cancer[26]. He is buried at Q109061729[9].

Why It Matters

Édouard-Jean Empain ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Édouard-Jean Empain born?

Édouard-Jean Empain was born in Budapest[2].

Where did Édouard-Jean Empain die?

Édouard-Jean Empain died in Pontoise[4].

Who were Édouard-Jean Empain's parents?

Édouard-Jean Empain's father was Jean Louis Lain, 2nd Baron Empain[10]. Édouard-Jean Empain's mother was Rozelle Rowland[11].

What did Édouard-Jean Empain do for work?

Édouard-Jean Empain worked as banker[6] and entrepreneur[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . leparisien.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . bertrandbeyern.fr. bertrandbeyern.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . dhnet.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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