About Paul-François Huart-Chapel
Lived 1771 – 1850 (aged 79). Paul-François Huart-Chapel was a Belgian politician and industrialist.
Paul-François Huart-Chapel (1770–1850), was a Belgian industrialist and politician.
He was born in Charleroi. He married Mary Chapel, the daughter of an industrialist.
In 1806 he inherited the factories of the Chapel family.
Shortly after John Cockerill had built the first blast furnace in Belgium in Liege, he built a coke fired blast furnace in 1827 in Charleroi. It was 12m high and produced 6 to 10tonnes of pig iron a day.
Between 1831 and 1834 he was the Mayor of Charleroi. He died aged 80.
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Who was Paul-François Huart-Chapel?
Belgian industrialist
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Paul-François Huart-Chapel was born on 7 March 1771.
When did Paul-François Huart-Chapel die?
Paul-François Huart-Chapel died on 5 September 1850.
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Paul-François Huart-Chapel was a politician and industrialist.
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Paul-François Huart-Chapel was Belgian.
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