Paul-François Huart-Chapel

Paul-François Huart-Chapel (1770–1850), was a Belgian industrialist, and politician.

Paul-François Huart-Chapel
Born1770
Died1850

He was born in Charleroi. He married Mary Chapel, the daughter of an industrialist.[1]

In 1806 he inherited the factories of the Chapel family.[1] He introduced a reverbatory furnace for melting metal in 1807, in 1821 the first Puddling furnace in Belgium (with J.M. Orban).[2][3]

Shortly after John Cockerill had built the first blast furnace in Belgium in Liege, he built a coke fired blast furnace in 1827 in Charleroi, 12m high and producing 6 to 10tonnes of pig iron a day.[4][5]

Between 1831 and 1834 he was Mayor of Charleroi. He died aged 80.[1]

References
  1. "Huart-Chapel, Paul , Politician (1770 - 1850 †)". www.charleroi-decouverte.be (in French).
  2. Derek Howard Aldcroft; Simon P. Ville (1994). The European economy, 1750-1914: a thematic approach. Manchester University Press ND. p. 169. ISBN 9780719035999.
  3. M. de Bouw; I. Wouters (27 October 2008). "IJzer en Staal: van smeden tot gieten" (PDF) (in Dutch). Erfgoed van industrie en techniek.
  4. Le patrimoine monumental de la Belgique (in French). Vol. 20. Editions Mardaga, 1994. 1994. p. 27. ISBN 9782870095881.
  5. Alfred Bolle. "Notice historique sur Couillet". www.couillet.be. Siderurgie, pp.36-37. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06.


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