Edouard Bénazet

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Tomb of the Edouard Bénazet family in the main cemetery in Baden-Baden

Oskar Eduard Bénazet (born May 30, 1801 in Bordeaux , † December 2, 1867 in Nice ) was a Baden-Baden entrepreneur.

He was the son of Jacques Bénazet , who received a casino license in Baden-Baden in 1838.

After his father's death, Edouard Bénazet took over the management of the casino in 1848 . With the casino income he helped to increase the attractiveness of the city. He had both the magnificent halls of the casino and the city ​​theater built on Goetheplatz .

In Iffezheim , Bénazet invested 300,000 francs in the construction of the horse racing track and three grandstands.

Grandstands of the Iffezheimer Rennplatz: far left the Bénazet grandstand

Honors

The Bénazet hall in the Kurhaus Baden-Baden and the Bénazet grandstand built in 2004 at the Iffezheim racecourse are named after him.

personal data
SURNAME Bénazet, Edouard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bénazet, Oscar Edouard; Bénazet, Oskar Eduard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Casino operator
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH Bordeaux
DATE OF DEATH December 2, 1867
Place of death Nice