Georges Philippar

Georges Philippar, born on 16 October 1883 in Fontenay-aux-Roses, was a French shipbuilder.[1] He became part of the Messageries Maritimes company in 1912, becoming its chief executive officer in 1925.

Ill-fated French ocean liner MS Georges Philippar was named after him.

Biography

Georges Philippar married Marguerite Céline Jeanne Bonnet on 5 January 1907. He founded the Société Provençale de Constructions Aéronautiques, an offshoot of SPCN (Société Provençale de Construction Navale), in 1925.[2] He died in Paris on 10 February 1959.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gallica BNF
  2. ↑ La S.P.C.A.


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