Francis Bouygues
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Biography
Early life
Francis Bouygues was born on December 5, 1922, in Auvergne.[1] He graduated with an engineer's degree from École Centrale Paris in 1946.[1]
Career
In 1952, at the age of 29, he founded Entreprise Francis Bouygues, an industrial works and building company.[1][2] In 1959, he founded Stim, a property development subsidiary of Entreprise Francis Bouygues.[1]
In 1990, he founded Ciby 2000, a film production company with his son Martin Bouygues. They produced many films including The Piano.
He died aged 70 of a heart attack on July 25, 1993, in Saint-Malo, Brittany.[2]
Personal life
He was married to Monique Tézé and they had four children: Corinne (1947), Nicolas (1949), Olivier (1950), Martin (1952).[1] He had lung cancer in 1976, but survived.[1]
References
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- ↑ a b c d e f g h Bouygues biography Template:Webarchive
- ↑ a b c d Roger Cohen, Francis Bouygues, Building Mogul And Media Executive, Dies at 70, The New York Times, July 25, 1993
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