French businessman (1879?1981)
Celestin Montcocol
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| Born
| 26 June 1879
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| Died
| 27 December 1981
(1981-12-27)
(aged 102)
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| Occupation
| Businessman
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| Spouse
| Emma Labour
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| Children
| 2 daughters, including Aline Menetrel
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| Relatives
| Bernard Menetrel
(son-in-law)
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Celestin Montcocol
(
French pronunciation:
[sel?st??
m??k?k?l]
; 26 June 1879 ? 27 December 1981) was a French businessman. He built underground constructions and railroad tracks, including some of the
Paris Metro
. He is a co-founder of the
Sainte-Maxime
Golf Club.
Early life
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Montcocol was born on 26 June 1879 in
Avignon
.
[1]
[2]
He graduated from the Ecole nationale des arts et metiers in
Aix-en-Provence
in 1898.
[1]
[2]
Career
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Montcocol started his career at the
Compagnie du chemin de fer metropolitain de Paris
.
[1]
[2]
He then joined his father-in-law's construction company.
[1]
He received a gold medal at the
1908 Franco-British Exhibition
for his work.
[1]
When his father-in-law died in 1912, he became its sole owner.
[1]
In the 1920s and 1930s, his firm was one of the top three largest construction firms building the
Paris Metro
.
[1]
He also built the sewage system and buildings in
Marseille
,
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
, and
Antibes
.
[1]
Additionally, he built railroad tracks for the
SNCF
.
[1]
He acquired sixty-six hectares in
Sainte-Maxime
in 1933, with the aim of developing the land.
[1]
It became the Sainte-Maxime Golf Club thanks to his grandson, Thierry Menetrel, in 1991.
[2]
His firm was inactive during World War II.
[1]
In 1943, he was a co-founder of the Ecole d'Application aux Metiers des Travaux Publics in
Egletons
.
[1]
After the war, he revived his construction firm.
[1]
He built the
Sainte-Devote Tunnel
in
Monaco
.
[1]
He also built subways in Montreal, Mexico,
Santiago
and
Caracas
.
[1]
He was a Knight of the
Legion of Honour
in 1934, and an Officer in 1951.
[2]
Personal life
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He married Emma Labour, the daughter of Victor Labour, a businessman in the construction industry.
[1]
They had two daughters.
[1]
One of them, Aline, married
Bernard Menetrel
, the physician and advisor to Marshal
Philippe Petain
during World War II.
[3]
Death
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He died on 27 December 1981.
[1]
He was 102 years old.
[1]
References
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Jean-Pierre Jougla, ≪ Celestin Montcocol, 1879-1981 - Notice biographique ≫, Revue d’histoire des chemins de fer [En ligne], 27 | 2003, mis en ligne le 14 janvier 2015, consulte le 21 juin 2015. URL :
http://rhcf.revues.org/1889
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Sainte-Maxime Trophee Celestin-Montcocol : hommage a un grand monsieur
,
Var Matin
, July 13, 2009
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Alain Frerejean, 'Bernard Menetrel, le medecin, l'imminence grise et l'amuseur de Petain',
Historia
, no 791, November 2012, pp. 108-112