Photo: Miguel Tremblay, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons¹²

François Vaxelaire

Belgian entrepreneur (1840-1920).¹

Born Mar 2, 1840, died Jul 10, 1920.¹

Companies

GB GroupFounder¹¹

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur.⁶

Date not recordedFounded Au Bon Marché²
Date not recordedFounded Vaxelaire shop³
Date not recordedFounded GB Group⁴
Date not recordedVice president, Chambre française de commerce et d'industrie de Belgique⁵
Date not recordedForeign Trade Advisors of France⁵

Personal life

BornMar 2, 1840, Wisembach⁷
DiedJul 10, 1920, Bioul Castle⁸
CitizenshipFrance⁹

Awards

Date not recordedKnight of the Legion of Honour¹⁰
Date not recordedOrder of Leopold¹⁰

Sources

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WikidataFrançois Vaxelaire on Wikidata
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WikidataFrançois Vaxelaire: Founded Au Bon Marché, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrançois Vaxelaire: Founded Vaxelaire shop, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrançois Vaxelaire: Founded GB Group, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrançois Vaxelaire: Vice president, Chambre française de commerce et d'industrie de Belgique, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrançois Vaxelaire: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrançois Vaxelaire: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrançois Vaxelaire: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrançois Vaxelaire: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataFrançois Vaxelaire: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataGB Group, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsFrançois Vaxelaire photo by Miguel Tremblay, CC0