Édouard-Jean Empain
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Édouard-Jean, 3rd Baron Empain (7 October 1937 – 21 June 2018)[3][4] was a French-Belgian industrialist, best known by the general public for his kidnapping in 1978.
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Édouard-Jean Empain | |
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Born | (1937-10-07)7 October 1937 |
Died | 21 June 2018(2018-06-21) (aged 80)[1][2] |
Nationality | French-Belgian |
Occupation | Industrialist |
Title | Baron |
Spouse(s) | Silvana Betuzzi (1957–1978) Jacqueline Ragonaux (m. 1990) |
Children | 3, including Jean Francois Empain |
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Between 1969 and 1981, Baron Empain was CEO of the Schneider group (Schneider-Empain).[5]