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Édouard Louis Joseph, 1st Baron Empain · Alexandria

Person · 1852 CE – 1929 CE

Édouard Louis Joseph, 1st Baron Empain

Also known as

Baron Belge Louis Empain
Baron Empain
Baron Empain
Baron Édouard Empain
Baron Édouard Louis Joseph Empain
Baron Édouard Louis Joseph Empain

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in conflictWorld War I1914 CE
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foundedSPIE1900 CE

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