Alain Mérieux
French businessman
Alain Mérieux (born 10 July 1938) is a French billionaire businessman, chairman of Institut Mérieux and politician.2
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Born Jul 10, 1938.1
Companies
- bioMérieuxBoard member18
- bioMérieuxFounder18
Early life and education
- 1965University of Lyon doctorate in France; pharmacy3
- Date not recordedHarvard Business School3
- Date not recordedSaint-Marc Lycée3
Alain Mérieux is the son of Charles Mérieux (1907–2001), and the grandson of Marcel Mérieux (1870–1937), who founded Institut Mérieux in 1897.
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Career
Occupation: politician, businessperson, pharmacologist.7
- Date not recordedFounded bioMérieux4
- Date not recordedBoard member, bioMérieux5
- Date not recordedConseiller régional de Rhône-Alpes6
Alain Merieux has also been involved in political activities in France, where he was first vice-president of the board of the Rhone-Alpes region from 1986 until 1998, where he was in charge of foreign relations, economic development, research and secondary education.
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Personal life
Mérieux lives in Lyon, and is married with three children. In 2006, his eldest son, Christopher died of a heart attack. His middle son, Rudolph died in 1996 in a plane crash. As of 2 December 2021, Bloomberg estimated Mérieux's net worth to be US$8.80 Billion which make him the 277th richest person in the world.
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Awards
- 2021Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour11 14
- 2018China Reform Friendship Medal14 17
- 2011honorary doctor of Saint Joseph University14 16
- 2004honorary doctorate from the University of Parma14 15
- 1994Commander of the National Order of Merit14
- Date not recordedCommander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland14
- Date not recordedCommander of the National Order of Mali14
- Date not recordedKnight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great14
- Date not recordedOfficer of the Order of the Southern Cross14
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- 1WikidataAlain Mérieux on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAlain Mérieux on Wikipedia
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- 15Wikidataaward, as reported
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- 18WikidatabioMérieux, Board member
- 19Wikimedia CommonsAlain Mérieux photo by lyonenfrance, CC0