Francis Bouygues (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃sis bwiɡ]; 5 December 1922 – 25 July 1993) was a French businessman and film producer.[1][2] He founded the industrial company Bouygues in 1952 and ran it until 1989, when his son Martin Bouygues succeeded him.[1][2]

Francis Bouygues
Francis Bouygues in 1978 in Beijing with Wang Yao-Ting, President of the Chinese Council for International Trade, and journalist Bernard Le Grelle.
Born(1922-12-05)5 December 1922
Paris, France
Died25 July 1993(1993-07-25) (aged 70)
EducationÉcole Centrale Paris
OccupationBusinessman
Children4 (including Martin Bouygues)

Biography

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Early life

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Francis Bouygues was born on December 5, 1922, in Auvergne.[1] He graduated with an engineer's degree from École Centrale Paris in 1946.[1]

Career

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In 1952, at the age of 29, he founded Entreprise Francis Bouygues, an industrial works and building company.[1][2] In 1959, he founded Stim, a property development subsidiary of Entreprise Francis Bouygues.[1]

In 1990, he founded Ciby 2000, a film production company with his son Martin Bouygues. They produced many films including The Piano.

He died aged 70 of a heart attack on July 25, 1993, in Saint-Malo, Brittany.[2]

Personal life

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He was married to Monique Tézé and they had four children: Corinne (1947), Nicolas (1949), Olivier (1950), Martin (1952).[1] He had lung cancer in 1976, but survived.[1]

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