Georges Montefiore-Levi

Bust of Montefiore in Liège (Belgium)

Georges Montefiore-Levi (1832–1906) was a Belgian inventor of Jewish origin who invented phosphorus bronze.[1]

He was born in Streatham, UK. He was also an active philanthropist. He died in Brussels. One of Belgium's oldest engineering schools, the Institut Montefiore in Liège bears his name.

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