# Édouard Gruner

_French engineer (1849-1933)_

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> Édouard Emmanuel Gruner was a French civil engineer and industrialist.
He trained as a mining engineer, and soon became a senior administrator or president of various steel and mining enterprises.
He headed the central committee of coal mining companies from 1907, and was first president of the Protestant Federation of France.
He was active in the social Protestant movement, believing that employers had responsibility for the welfare of workers, and should not just delegate this to the state.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 16 June 1849 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3579870#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Poitiers ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3579870#P19))
- **Died:** 21 July 1933 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3579870#P570))
- **Place of death:** Breux-Jouy ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3579870#P20))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3579870#P27))
- **Occupation:** Civil ingeneer (Paris School of Mines) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3579870#P106))
- **Education:** École polytechnique; Mines ParisTech ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3579870#P69))
- **Positions held:** president (1920–1920); president (1917–1933); president (1907–1909); president (1905–1927) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3579870#P39))
- **Awards:** Officer of the Legion of Honour ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3579870#P166))

## Questions

**When was Édouard Gruner born?**  
Édouard Gruner was born on 16 June 1849 in Poitiers.

**What positions has Édouard Gruner held?**  
Positions held by Édouard Gruner include: president (1920–1920); president (1917–1933); president (1907–1909); president (1905–1927).

**Where did Édouard Gruner study?**  
Édouard Gruner was educated at École polytechnique, Mines ParisTech.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Édouard Gruner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Gruner) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3579870](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3579870) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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