Émile Mayrisch
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Jacob Émile Albert Mayrisch (10 October 1862 – 5 March 1928) was a Luxembourg
ian industrialist and businessman. He served as president of Arbed
.
He was married to Aline de Saint-Hubert
, who was a famous women's rights
campaigner, socialite and philanthropist, and was President of the Luxembourg Red Cross
.
He died in a car accident
at Châlons-sur-Marne
, in France, in 1928.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
ian industrialist and businessman. He served as president of Arbed
Arbed
ARBED was a major Luxembourg-based steel and iron producing company. Created in 1911 after the merger of three steel producing companies, ARBED was a major actor in the economic history of the Grand-Duchy until it merged in 2002 with two other European steel companies to create Arcelor.- Origins ...
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He was married to Aline de Saint-Hubert
Aline Mayrisch de Saint-Hubert
Aline Mayrisch de Saint-Hubert , née Aline de Saint-Hubert, was a Luxembourgian women's rights campaigner, socialite, philanthropist. Mayrisch established many non-governmental organisations, and was President of the Luxembourg Red Cross...
, who was a famous women's rights
Women's rights
Women's rights are entitlements and freedoms claimed for women and girls of all ages in many societies.In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behaviour, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed...
campaigner, socialite and philanthropist, and was President of the Luxembourg Red Cross
Luxembourg Red Cross
The Luxembourg Red Cross is the Luxembourg-based National Society of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The society was established in 1914 by Émile and wife Aline Mayrisch. Based in Luxembourg City, its President is currently Grand Duchess Maria Teresa....
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He died in a car accident
Car accident
A traffic collision, also known as a traffic accident, motor vehicle collision, motor vehicle accident, car accident, automobile accident, Road Traffic Collision or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction,...
at Châlons-sur-Marne
Châlons-en-Champagne
Châlons-en-Champagne is a city in France. It is the capital of both the department of Marne and the region of Champagne-Ardenne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims....
, in France, in 1928.