About Augustin Pouyer-Quertier
Lived 1820 – 1891 (aged 70). Augustin Pouyer-Quertier was a French politician.
right|thumbAugustin Thomas Pouyer-Quertier, (2 September 1820 – 2 April 1891) was Minister for Finance of France.
He was born in Étouteville-en-Caux (Seine-Maritime) and died in Rouen. He developed a cotton factory and cotton agriculture in Algeria.
He was one of the founders of Compagnie française du télégraphe de Paris à New-York, the French Telegraph Company, in 1879.
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Who was Augustin Pouyer-Quertier?
Minister for Finance of France (1820-1891)
When was Augustin Pouyer-Quertier born?
Augustin Pouyer-Quertier was born on 2 September 1820 in Étoutteville.
When did Augustin Pouyer-Quertier die?
Augustin Pouyer-Quertier died on 2 April 1891 in Rouen.
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Augustin Pouyer-Quertier was a politician.
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Augustin Pouyer-Quertier was French.
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