Name Georges Philippar | ||
Georges Philippar, born on 16 October 1883 in Fontenay-aux-Roses, was a French shipbuilder. He became part of the Messageries Maritimes company in 1912, becoming its chief executive officer in 1925.
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Ill-fated French ocean liner MS Georges Philippar was named after him.
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Biography
Georges Philippar married Marguerite Celine Jeanne Bonnet on 5 January 1907. He founded the Societe Provencale de Constructions Aeronautiques, an offshoot of SPCN (Societe Provencale de Construction Navale), in 1925. He died in Paris on 10 February 1959.
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