Jean-Jacques Desandrouin
Belgian viscount and businessman
The Viscount Jean-Jacques Desandrouin (25 May 1681 – 16 November 1761) came from the district of Lodelinsart belonging to the Holy Roman Empire city of Charleroi. His name is connected to the beginnings of the industrial revolution in the Goly Roman Empire and the massive expansion of coal mining in the area of Anzin in northern France.2
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Born May 25, 1682, died Nov 16, 1761.1
About
For the spelling of his name, there are variants 'Désandrouin or 'Desandrouins or sometimes De Sandrouin and Androuins.
His activities changed the face of this region. His economic success was based on his involvement in the manufacture of glass, in metal production, in forging and in promotion and transport of coal. He co-founded and owned the most important mining company in his time the Compagnie des mines d'Anzin, which was founded on 19 November 1757.
From Wikipedia’s article on Jean-Jacques Desandrouin, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Compagnie des mines d'AnzinFounder8
Career
Occupation: ironmaster, military personnel.5
- 1740 to 1761Bailiff4
- Date not recordedFounded Compagnie des mines d'Anzin3
Personal life
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- 9Wikimedia CommonsJean-Jacques Desandrouin photo by Jmh2o, Public domain