Pol Boël
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Count
Pol Boël (Brussels
, 11 May 1923-19 July 2007) was a Belgian
industrialist and liberal
politician. He was a son of René Boël
(1899–1990) and Yvonne Solvay (1896–1930). Pol Boël was married with Nicole Davignon, a sister of Etienne Davignon
and together they have two children, Yvonne and Nicolas.
Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
Pol Boël (Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, 11 May 1923-19 July 2007) was a Belgian
Belgium
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industrialist and liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
politician. He was a son of René Boël
René Boël
Count René Boël was a Belgian banker and industrialist and Director of the Usines Gustave Boël. He was married with Yvonne Solvay , granddaughter of Ernest Solvay. They have two sons Yves Boël and Pol Boël.-Career:...
(1899–1990) and Yvonne Solvay (1896–1930). Pol Boël was married with Nicole Davignon, a sister of Etienne Davignon
Étienne Davignon
Étienne Francois Jacques Davignon, Viscount Davignon is a Belgian politician, businessman, and former vice-president of the European Commission.-Career:...
and together they have two children, Yvonne and Nicolas.
Source
- Belgan Senate, Biografisch Handboek, Brussel, 1987, p. 53-54.
- Ysebaert, Clair, Politicowie. Politiek Zakboekje 1992, Zaventem, Kluwer Editorial, p. 17-18.