| Francis Bouygues | |
|---|---|
 Francis Bouygues in 1978 in Beijing with Wang Yao-Ting, President of the Chinese Council for International Trade, and journalist Bernard Le Grelle. | |
| Born | (1922-12-05)5 December 1922 Paris, France |
| Died | 25 July 1993(1993-07-25) (aged 70) Saint-Malo, Brittany, France |
| Education | École Centrale Paris |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Children | 4 (including Martin Bouygues) |
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.
Biography
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.
Career
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.
Personal life
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.
References
- ^ Bouygues biography Archived 2013-01-18 at archive.today
- ^ Roger Cohen, Francis Bouygues, Building Mogul And Media Executive, Dies at 70, The New York Times, July 25, 1993
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