Paul-François Huart-Chapel (1770–1850), was a Belgian industrialist and politician.
Paul-François Huart-Chapel | |
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| Born | 1770 |
| Died | 1850 |
He was born in Charleroi. He married Mary Chapel, the daughter of an industrialist.[1]
In 1806 he inherited the factories of the Chapel family.[1] He introduced a reverbatory furnace for melting metal in 1807 and then in 1821 he used the first Puddling furnace in Belgium (with J.M. Orban).[2][3]
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.[4][5]
Between 1831 and 1834 he was Mayor of Charleroi. He died aged 80.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Huart-Chapel, Paul, Politician (1770 - 1850 †)". www.charleroi-decouverte.be (in French).
- ^ Derek Howard Aldcroft; Simon P. Ville (1994). The European economy, 1750-1914: a thematic approach. Manchester University Press ND. p. 169. ISBN 9780719035999.
- ^ M. de Bouw; I. Wouters (27 October 2008). "IJzer en Staal: van smeden tot gieten" (PDF) (in Dutch). Erfgoed van industrie en techniek.
- ^ Le patrimoine monumental de la Belgique (in French). Vol. 20. Editions Mardaga, 1994. 1994. p. 27. ISBN 9782870095881.
- ^ Alfred Bolle. "Notice historique sur Couillet". www.couillet.be. Siderurgie, pp.36-37. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06.
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