Joseph Eugène Schneider (29 March 1805 – 27 November 1875) was a French

France

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 industrialist who in 1836 co-founded the Schneider company

Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is a French global company. It was founded in 1836 by two brothers, Eugène and Adolphe Schneider.In the first part of the 20th century, Schneider et Cie associated itself with Westinghouse Systems, a major international electrical group at the time. The group began manufacturing...

 with his brother Adolphe.

Biography

He was born in Bidestroff

Bidestroff

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 in the départment

Department

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 of Meurthe

Meurthe

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 and died in Paris

Paris

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 and was awarded the Légion d'honneur

Légion d'honneur

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. He is one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower.

Eugène Schneider died in 1875 and was buried in the San Charles church in Le Creusot

Le Creusot

Le Creusot is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.The inhabitants are known as Creusotins. Formerly a mining town, its economy is now dominated by metallurgical companies such as ArcelorMittal, Schneider Electric, and Alstom.Since the 1990s, the...

 (Saône-et-Loire

Saône-et-Loire

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).