Henri Degorge: He first came to the Southern Netherlands in 1795, as a servant to the Intendency of the French occupying army of Sambre-en-Maas. In 1804 he was a coal merchant in Lille. In 1810 he became owner and director of the neglected Charbonnages du Grand-Hornu. He was also co-founder of the 'Ateliers de Construction de machines à vapeur et de mécaniques du Grand-Hornu. After many problems, but with ultimate success, he built a mining site where he worked in a more monumental and aesthetic way than was usual. He made sure to keep a close eye on the technical evolution. He built about 500 homes for his miners. He added: schools, a public library, recreation rooms.

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Willem VS

November 28, 2022

Henri De Gorge: Henri Joseph De Gorge, also De Gorge - Legrand (Orsinval, Northern Department, February 12, 1774 - Hornu, August 22, 1832), was a Belgian industrialist and Catholic senator.

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Willem VS

November 28, 2022

The Site Grand Hornu is further on. This is a bust of the founder, Henri De Gorge, of the Charbonnage du Grand-Hornu!

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