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Francis Bouygues
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Francis Bouygues

French businessman and film producer

Francis Bouygues (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃sis bwiɡ]; 5 December 1922 – 25 July 1993) was a French businessman and film producer. He founded the industrial company Bouygues in 1952 and ran it until 1989, when his son Martin Bouygues succeeded him.2

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Born Dec 5, 1922, died Jul 24, 1993.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • 1947École Centrale Paris3
  • 1949 to 1951Centre de perfectionnement aux affaires3
  • Date not recordedCollège Stanislas de Paris3
  • Date not recordedLycée Michelet, Vanves3

Early life

Francis Bouygues was born on December 5, 1922, in Auvergne. He graduated with an engineer's degree from École Centrale Paris in 1946.

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Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, businessperson, film producer, civil engineer, engineer.11

  • 1987 to 1988Chair, TF110
  • 1987 to 1988Président-directeur général, Groupe TF18
  • 1987 to 1988Chair, Groupe TF19
  • 1952 to 1989Président-directeur général, Bouygues8
  • Date not recordedWorked at TF14
  • Date not recordedFounded Groupe TF15
  • Date not recordedFounded Ciby 20006
  • Date not recordedFounded Bouygues7

In 1952, at the age of 29, he founded Entreprise Francis Bouygues, an industrial works and building company. In 1959, he founded Stim, a property development subsidiary of Entreprise Francis Bouygues.

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.

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Personal life

  • BornDec 5, 1922, 17th arrondissement of Paris12
  • DiedJul 24, 1993, Saint-Coulomb13
  • CitizenshipFrance14
  • SpouseMonique Tézé15

He was married to Monique Tézé and they had four children: Corinne (1947), Nicolas (1949), Olivier (1950), Martin (1952). He had lung cancer in 1976, but survived.

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Awards

  • 1982manager de l'année16

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