Georges Philippar (16 October 1883 – 10 February 1959) was a French shipbuilder.^[1] He joined the Messageries Maritimes company in 1912, becoming its chief executive officer in 1925.

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The ill-fated French ocean liner MS Georges Philippar was named after him. The ship caught fire on her maiden voyage in 1932 and sank in the Gulf of Aden with the loss of 54 lives.

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