Jean Louis Piedboeuf

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Jean Louis Piedbœuf (born June 22, 1838 in Jupille-sur-Meuse , † August 20, 1891 in Solingen - Gräfrath ) was a Belgian entrepreneur and steam boiler manufacturer in Düsseldorf .

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Coming from the Piedbœuf family of entrepreneurs , who successfully operate in Liège , Aachen and Düsseldorf , Jean Louis Piedbœuf studied mining and metallurgy at the University of Liège and graduated with honors as a mining and metallurgical engineer. He then gained practical work experience first in the Sclessin rolling mill near Liège and then in the family-owned businesses Jacques Piedboeuf GmbH , steam boiler forge in Aachen, and Piedboeuf & Co., Aachen rolling and hammer mill in Aachen- Rothe Erde .

Due to the economic crisis of 1849 and due to the unfavorable connection of Aachen to the Rhenish economic centers, his father Jean Pascal Piedbœuf dared as one of the first Aachen entrepreneurs of Walloon origin to make the leap towards the Rheinisch-Westfälisches industrial area . Here in Düsseldorf-Oberbilk he built up a group of companies with Belgian partners and skilled workers, consisting of a boiler factory built in 1857, the sheet iron rolling mill Piedboeuf, Dawans & Co. founded in 1858, and the pipe mill JP Piedboeuf & Co. in Düsseldorf-Eller . Kesselbetriebe Jacques Piedboeuf GmbH followed in 1863 , which was then initially taken over by Jean Louis Piedbœuf and brought up to date with the latest technology. A few years later, the rest of his father's businesses in Düsseldorf were gradually transferred to him and, for strategic reasons, Piedbœuf networked them with neighboring, independent and coordinated plants. His companies benefited above all from the intensive cooperation with the Düsseldorfer Röhren- und Eisenwalzwerke AG , formerly Poensgen, founded in 1872 .

In addition, Piedbœuf dealt with the exploration of oil fields and participated as a member of the board of the Hagen-Düsseldorfer Bohrgesellschaft in test drilling in the north German lowlands. He was also interested in geological and palaeontological research, the results of which he brought together in an impressive collection of fossils. Furthermore, Jean Louis Piedbœuf was a member of the board of directors of the Association of German Ironworkers , the predecessor of today's steel institute VDEh .

family

House Grünewald
Tomb in the north cemetery in Düsseldorf

Jean Louis Piedbœuf, son of Jean Pascal Piedbœuf (1813–1879) and Antoniette Piedbœuf born. Lambinon (1811–1888), was married to Louise Victoire Adrienne b. Dawans (1842–1927), with whom he had six daughters and three sons. His eldest son Paul (1866–1948) took over his father's boiler factory and JP Piedboeuf & Co. Röhrenwerke AG . His middle son Louis (1874–1956) was later awarded the management of his cousins' boiler company Jacques Piedboeuf GmbH . His youngest son Adrien (1876-1919) drew it back to Liege, where he was successful to automotive - designer settled and the company Imperia Automobiles founded.

In addition, in 1880 Piedbœuf acquired the Villa Haus Grünewald with a large English landscape garden in Solingen-Gräfrath, which remained in the family until 1997 and has always served as a meeting place for the extensive family. The imposing grave of Jean Louis Piedbœuf is located in the Düsseldorf North Cemetery , the tomb was made by the Düsseldorf sculptor Gustav Rutz .

Fonts (selection)

  • Petroleum of Central Europe, where and how it originated, with special application to the German petroleum industry. Düsseldorf 1883.
  • About the latest fossil finds in Düsseldorf and the surrounding area. In: Communications for scientific associations , year 1887, issue 1, pp. 9–57.

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SURNAME Piedbœuf, Jean Louis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Piedboeuf, Jean Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian entrepreneur and steam boiler manufacturer
DATE OF BIRTH June 22, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Jupille-sur-Meuse
DATE OF DEATH August 20, 1891
Place of death Solingen - Graefrath